Silver Lining: Your Guide to Innovating in a Downturn

Experts agree: The turbulence triggered by the economic shock of 2008 constitutes the "new normal." Unfortunately, too many managers have become paralyzed by it, capable only of slashing costs indiscriminately.

Though examining spending during recessions makes sense, the smartest executives do much more. As Scott Anthony reveals in The Silver Lining, these leaders continue innovating—by stopping ineffective initiatives, changing key business processes, and starting more productive behaviors....