Distinguished executive coach, author, and speaker, Steve Gladis is one of the country’s leadership experts. CEO of Steve Gladis Leadership Partners—a leadership development company—he is the author of 21 books on leadership and a professor at George Mason University in The Mason Institute for Leadership Excellence. His company works with businesses, associations, and U.S. government agencies, and he speaks regularly at conferences and corporate gatherings. A former faculty member at the University of Virginia, Gladis also served as an FBI special agent and was a decorated officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. His company donates a significant portion of corporate profits back to the community. His most recent books are Smile. Breathe. Listen: The 3 Mindful Acts for Leaders and Positive Leadership: The Game Changer at Work.Deborah D. Tobey has 20 years of experience in the organization development and HRD field. She is currently the director of talent management for the Tennessee State Department of Safety and Homeland Security, and an adjunct senior lecturer at Vanderbilt University. Her areas of specialization include training needs assessment, design, facilitation, and evaluation; consulting skills and systems development; group processes and team building; competency modeling; and leadership development. In her private consulting practice, Deborah’s clients have included state and local governments, universities, nonprofit organizations, and Fortune 500 organizations in the manufacturing, finance, import, healthcare, and service sectors. She served in a full-time teaching role at Vanderbilt University, as well as in numerous appointments in adjunct roles, most notably at George Washington University and Vanderbilt University. She is the author or co-author of several ATD publications.Deborah has a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in student personnel administration and counseling, both from Virginia Tech. Her doctorate in HRD is from Vanderbilt University. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

• Introduction Chapter 1: TheBasics of Innovation The Story: Innovative Investigations The Executive Coach Chapter 2: TheInnovation Equation Part I The Story: The Agency Grows Chapter 3: The Innovation EquationPart II The Story: The Team of Differences The Motivation Matrix Chapter 4: TheInnovation Equation Part III The Story: The Agency Innovates Chapter 5: The Importanceof Learning The Story: Time to Pivot The Case of theThree-Legged Dog Chapter 6: How toCoach the 5P's Innovation Development Process The Story: The Agency Matures Afterword