1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910299875103321

Autore

Spiro Clifford L

Titolo

From Bench to Boardroom : The R&D Leader's Guide / / by Clifford L. Spiro

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Copernicus, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-64155-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXIV, 188 p. 7 illus., 5 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

502.3

Soggetti

Engineering—Vocational guidance

Economic policy

Leadership

Business

Operations research

Management science

Job Careers in Science and Engineering

R & D/Technology Policy

Business Strategy/Leadership

Popular Science in Business and Management

Operations Research, Management Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword -- Glossary.- Dedication.- Preface.- About the Author -- 1 What Do I Mean By “Innovation?” -- 2 Can Anyone, and Should Anyone, Lead Innovation? -- 3 Do You Have What it Takes to Lead Innovation? -- 4 Putting a Good Innovation Team Together -- 5 Getting the Right Portfolio Mix of Projects -- 6 Innovation Project Execution -- 7 Creating a Culture of Creativity -- 8 Creating a Learning Organization -- 9 Human Resource Issues For Innovation Organizations -- 10 Globalization of Innovation and Leading Remote Teams -- 11 Measuring Innovation Effectiveness -- 12 Earning Followership -- 13 Patents and Intellectual Property -- 14 Acquiring and Integrating Technology -- 15 The C-Suite, the Boardroom, and Beyond -- 16 Closing Thoughts.



Sommario/riassunto

This must-read guide offers a practical and engaging introduction to the ins and outs of R&D leadership. Innovation is a two-trillion-dollar industry, and, on top of the baseline complexity faced by any manager, the R&D or Innovation leader confronts an additional set of challenges. Armed with years of experience in roles ranging from scientist to Vice President of R&D to founder of his own company to innovation career coach, Dr. Clifford L. Spiro shares his insights on a carefully curated selection of topics. This indispensable playbook covers: Building, managing, and motivating a team Setting schedules and goals Assessing and rewarding project success Working with other departments Legal and intellectual property considerations Dr. Spiro’s distinctive blend of big-picture strategic thinking and day-to-day, nitty-gritty tips (e.g., Five Great Questions For R&D Managers to Ask Every Time) is essential reading for current and aspiring R&D leaders through seasoned managers as well as anyone at an organization that has an R&D, innovation, or technology transfer component. Providing a prescriptive, in-the-trenches assessment of how to lead innovation more effectively, this book ably equips the reader to anticipate potential problems and to succeed both within the R&D department and across his or her company.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911018822703321

Autore

Cole Larry <1945->

Titolo

Teamwork in poultry production : improving grower and employee interpersonal skills / / Larry Cole

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ames, Iowa, : Iowa State University Press, c2001

ISBN

9786611814526

9781281814524

1281814520

9780470376829

0470376821

9780470376614

0470376619

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Disciplina

636.5/0068/4

Soggetti

Poultry industry - Management

Teams in the workplace

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Teamwork in Poultry Production; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Part 1. Personal Improvement; 1. Beginning at the Beginning; 2. Smart Employees and Growers Are People Smart; 3. Getting to Know the Real Me; 4. Willing to Change; 5. Being a High-Performance Human Being; Part 2. Being People Smart; 6. Project Self-confidence Confidently; 7. Introducing Change Can Be Easier than You Think; 8. Being Friendly; 9. Words Do More than Talk; 10. Your Physical Appearance Also Talks; 11. Speaking of Talking, Let's Talk; 12. Communicating through Respect

13. Putting the Magic Ingredient of Trust to Work for You14. Teamwork on the Farm; 15. Promoting Each Other's Self-Esteem; 16. Fairness Is the Only Rule; 17. Writing Service Reports That Encourage Cooperation; Part 3. Conflict Resolution; 18. Remaining Calm in the Eye of Conflict; 19. Putting Strategies to Manage Conflict to Work; 20. Working Differently with Different People; 21. Working with Difficult People Made Easier; Part 4. Nonverbal Behavior Talks Loudly; 22. Talking with



Your Behaviors; Part 5. Conclusion; 23. The Farm Is the Natural Classroom; How to Contact the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Today more than ever before in the history of the poultry industry there is a concerted effort to improve the working relationship between the grower and the integrator.  Teamwork in Poultry Production picks up wher Larry Cole's previous book, Communication in Poultry Grower Relations, left off. While the first book concentrated on organizational improvement, this book focuses on the specific interpersonal skills needed in the industry to create a synergistic working relationship-a topic which, until now, has been largely ignored.  Written in a down-to-earth training styl