Came top of IBM Sales School. Had 5 consecutive 100% clubs. National Salesman of the month awards.

Top Salesman for IBM

I have over 20 books published on innovation, leadership, creativity and lateral thinking puzzles.  They have sold over 2 million copies and been translated into many languages.

Sold over 2 million Books

I ran all the operations in UK and Nordic for database leader Ashton-Tate.

Managing Director of Ashton-Tate Northern Europe

I est up and developed all the international operations for US software company MathSoft running offices in UK and Germany together with distributors throughout the world.

VP International for MathSoft

I have spoken twice as keynote speaker and once as MC and link presenter at the ISMM Successful Selling conference - the UK's leading Sales conference with over 1000 delegates.

Link Presenter and Keynote Speaker at Successful Selling Conference

Open innovation and crowdsourcing are among the hottest topics in strategy and management today. The concept of capturing ideas in a hub of collaboration, together with the outsourcing of tasks to a large group of people or community is a revolution that is rapidly changing business culture. A Guide to Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing explains how to use the power of ideas and people outside your organization to turbocharge your innovation. Failure to embrace these approaches could mean getting left behind Written by an international team of the most eminent thinkers, writers and practitioners in the field, it explains: -what open innovation and crowdsourcing are -how to manage virtual teams and co-create with outsiders -how to handle legal and IP issues -how to get started with open innovation in your business -common mistakes and pitfalls to avoid With corporate case studies and best-practice advice, A Guide to Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing is a vital read for anyone who wants to find innovative products and services from outside their organizations and overcome the practical difficulties that lie in the way.

A Guide to Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing: Advice From Leading Experts

The Innovative Leader stresses the importance of innovation and creativity in modern business to help organizations secure competitive advantage over rivals. It shows how to apply methods of innovation and creativity to the individual, to business peers, and to the organization. Author Pual Sloane demonstrates the importance of setting out your vision clearly and emphasizes the need for continual evaluation of the process. Numerous international examples illustrate how organizations such as Virgin, Body Shop, Disney, and 3M have benefited from this approach, encouraging excellence and entrepreneurship through challenging goals that keep employees motivated and engaged.

The Innovative Leader: How to Inspire Your Team and Drive Creativity

"No modern business leader should be unaware of these insights," Brian Mcbride, VP Northern Europe, Dell "Rocket fuel for the business brain," Bill Penn, CEO, Sparx Group In this lively, energetic guide to leadership, highly acclaimed author, trainer and presenter Paul Sloane shares dynamic techniques that are sure to unleash creative energy and lateral thinking. Packed with real-life examples, practical methods and lateral thinking exercises, the book encourages you to question your assumptions and develop new ideas with a variety of techniques. Lateral thinking puzzles at the end of each chapter illustrate the importance of thinking outside the box.

The Leader's Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills: Unlocking the Creativity and Innovation in You and Your Team

Leading speaker on innovation and creativity Paul Sloane helps readers think in powerful new ways. It shows how to harness techniques in lateral thinking, analytical thinking, problem analysis, idea generation, and other areas to become more creative. Readers will be able to conceive, evaluate and implement great ideas as well as improve their memory, sell their ideas, and win arguments. The book is packed with practical methods to put to immediate use, backed up by exercises, puzzles, quizzes, graphics, and illustrations.

How to be a Brilliant Thinker: Exercise Your Mind and Find Creative Solutions

Logic is not enough. Edward de Bono coined the phrase "lateral thinking" to describe a process of thinking that is different from normal, vertical or forward thinking. Here are nearly a hundred mind-benders, from easy to fiendishly hard, that make you think laterally in order to explain the set of circumstances surrounding a seemingly inexplicable situation.    96 pages, 18 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Lateral Thinking Puzzlers

Paul Sloane spent 11 years at IBM where he was a top Salesman and PC Software Marketing Manager. He became Marketing Director and Managing Director of Ashton-Tate, VP International for MathSoft and CEO of Monactive.  He is the author of 20 books which have sold in total over 2 million copies.  Titles include How to be a Brilliant Thinker, The Innovative Leader and Lethal Lateral Thinking Puzzles.  He is an expert facilitator of high-level meetings and brainstorms.  His talks on lateral thinking, creativity and innovation sparkle with wit, challenge, stories and practical tips.

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Destination Innovation

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In this talk Paul Sloane explains what makes great innovative leaders different from their peers. He gives examples and stories from many walks of life to show how these successful men and women approach problems from fresh perspectives, how they question, how they empower and how they think.  It is packed with tips, hints, humor and practical advice.

How Innovative Leaders Think

Packed with examples and stories, this talk reveals how great innovators think, speak and act.

How to think what nobody else thinks

This keynote reviews how leaders can set the vision, culture and processes to build a truly agile company.

This talk explains what crowdsourcing is.  We review how companies large and small are using it.  The talk gives practical advice on how you can harness the power of the crowd.

What is Crowdsourcing and how can you use it?

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Interview with Paul Sloane at the Lifelong Learning Conference in London Dec 2009. www.destination-innovation.com Paul Sloane is a speaker on lateral thinking, innovation and leadership.

Paul Sloane Interview at Lifelong Learning Conference

An introduction to Paul Sloane and his talks and workshops on leadership, innovation and lateral thinking. www.destination-innovation.com Paul Sloane is a speaker on lateral thinking, innovation and leadership.

Paul Sloane, author, speaker on lateral thinking, innovation

Paul Sloane speaking at the ISMM Successful Selling Conference on how lateral thinking can boost sales performance. www.destination-innovation.com Paul Sloane is a speaker on lateral thinking, innovation and leadership.

Paul Sloane at Sales Conference

Excerpt from Paul Sloane's talk on innovative leadership at the Successful Selling Conference in Birmingham, Try weird combinations. www.destination-innovation.com Paul Sloane is a speaker on lateral thinking, innovation and leadership.

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Paul took a first in Engineering at Cambridge. He was 11 years with IBM, initially as a manufacturing engineer in Havant and later in sales. He came top of Sales School. He was part of the team that launched the IBM PC in the UK and became UK PC software marketing manager. He joined the database leaders, Aston-Tate as Marketing Director and he went on to become UK Managing Director. He became VP International for MathSoft Inc and developed all their international sales channels including Japan. He was appointed CEO of Monactive Ltd, a venture capital backed start-up in the field of software asset management. He is the author of ten books on lateral puzzles, creative problem-solving and lateral leadership. In 2002 he founded Destination Innovation, a consultancy that helps organisations gain competitive advantage through innovation. He is an acclaimed speaker, presenter and course leader. www.vistageblog.co.uk www.vistage.co.uk www.twitter.com/VistageUK www.destination-innovation.com

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In a hugely entertaining and stimulating Immersive session, business innovation and lateral thinking expert Paul Sloane shows us how to unlock our creativity and use lateral thinking techniques to power innovation in our organisation.

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Top Salesman for IBM

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Managing Director of Ashton-Tate Northern Europe

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