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Famous Paul Sloane Quotes

“The chief enemy of creativity at work is not time; it is fear.”

“Implementing best practice is copying yesterday; innovation is inventing tomorrow.”

Source: Quoted in "Paul Sloane Quotes on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/770591-implementing-best-practice-is-copying-yesterday-innovation-is-inventing-tomorrow/ (1 April 2013)

“If you want to think what nobody else thinks, ask a question that nobody else asks.”

Paul Sloane

“When something unexpected happens don't get annoyed, get curious.”

Paul Sloane

“The clear purpose of the leader is to give a clear purpose to the team.”

Paul Sloane

“Kill the losers. You have to be ruthless in weeding out the sickly plants so that the best specimens can flourish.”

Paul Sloane

Source: The Innovative Leader, 2007, p. 129

Paul Sloane Quotes

“Give everyone two jobs. Ask them to run their current jobs in the most effective way possible and at the same time to find completely new ways to do the job.”

Paul Sloane

Source: The Innovative Leader, 2007, p. 100

“Be an arsonist and a firefighter.”

Paul Sloane

Source: The Innovative Leader, 2007, p. 19

“I can't stand those French pancake shops. They give me the crepes.”

Paul Sloane

Facebook post June 2019

“People confuse creativity and innovation. But it is very simple. Creativity is about conceiving new ideas. Innovation is about implementing them.”

Paul Sloane

Quoted in "Paul Sloane Talks about Strategies for Creating Effective Innovation Processes" https://innovationmanagement.se/imtool-articles/paul-sloane-talks-about-strategies-for-creating-effective-innovation-processes/, InnovationManagement.se (2 May 2019)

“The big problem is that innovating is not sufficient. You have to innovate faster than your competitors.”

Paul Sloane