334. Melissa Schilling on How to Recognize and Nurture “Quirky” People who Change the World

The Mentors Radio Show

In this episode of The Mentors Radio, Host Tom Loarie talks with Melissa Schilling, author of Quirky, professor of management and organization at New York University's Stern School of Business, the Innovation Director for Stern's Fubon Center for Technology, Business and Innovation, and one of the world’s leading authorities on innovation strategy and the science of creativity. You'll learn the science behind the convergence of the traits, foibles and genius of breakthrough innovators such as Madame Curie, Elon Musk, Benjamin Franklin, Steve Jobs and Albert Einstein. How do we recognize and nurture these in people we manage at work, in our children and in life? Find out! Listen to this episode below or on ANY podcast platform (from Apple to Google to iTunes etc )— Just type in “THE Mentors RADIO” … even easier, Subscribe HERE & listen on any podcast platform! (click here). And if you like this show, we’d be grateful for a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! SHOW NOTES: MELISSA SCHILLING: BIO: https://www.antitrustinstitute.org/people/melissa-a-schilling/ YOU TUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@melissaschilling1138 BOOKS: Quirky: The Remarkable Story of the Traits, Foibles, and Genius of Breakthrough Innovators Who Changed the World, by Melissa Schilling Strategic Management: Theory & Cases: An Integrated Approach, by Charles W.L. Hill, Melissa A. Schilling, et. al. — widely used and very popular textbook. Melissa Schilling's Strategic Management of Technological Innovation is the #1 innovation strategy text in the world. It approaches the subject of innovation management as a strategic process, and is organized to mirror the strategic management process used in most strategy textbooks, progressing from assessing the competitive dynamics of a situation to strategy formulation, to strategy implementation. While the book emphasizes practical applications and examples, it also provides systemic coverage of the existing research and footnotes to guide further reading. It is designed to be a primary text for courses in strategic management and innovation and new product development. It is written with the needs of both business students and engineering students.