The King's Baker: A Tale Of A Journey To Innovative Leadership

The King’s Baker is a metaphoric business story proving that even in medieval times, business leaders had to innovative to stay competitive. This light-hearted story, written for business schools, educators, principals, mid- to top-level executives and CEOs, is meant to start the thought process when it comes to innovation and new ideas. Baker Bernard, otherwise known as The King’s Baker, is on a quest to reestablish his greatness as the top baker in the king’s annual competition. However, challenges arise when tastes begin to shift in the kingdom, and as his ranking slips, Bernard finds himself struggling to recapture first place. His dilemma is typical of leaders who fail to anticipate and recognize the end of a life cycle—both organizationally and personally. In this book, Bernard’s recipe for success is passed on to you.

Robert Davidovich, Ed.D., is an assistant professor in the School of Leadership at Cardinal Stritch University. He is founder of Leading for Innovation Associates, LLC, which specializes in transformational change, innovation, systems thinking and organizational development. John Koehn, Ph.D, is a consultant and facilitator of strategic planning, and a former school administrator. He works with both private and public organizations on topics dealing with innovative leadership, total quality management and conflict resolution.