04606nam 22006375 450 991029987510332120200630050229.03-319-64155-710.1007/978-3-319-64155-3(CKB)4100000000881495(DE-He213)978-3-319-64155-3(MiAaPQ)EBC5116564(PPN)220128170(EXLCZ)99410000000088149520171028d2018 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFrom Bench to Boardroom The R&D Leader's Guide /by Clifford L. Spiro1st ed. 2018.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Copernicus,2018.1 online resource (XXIV, 188 p. 7 illus., 5 illus. in color.) 3-319-64154-9 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.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.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.Engineering—Vocational guidanceEconomic policyLeadershipBusinessOperations researchManagement scienceJob Careers in Science and Engineeringhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T13009R & D/Technology Policyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/W43000Business Strategy/Leadershiphttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/515010Popular Science in Business and Managementhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q42000Operations Research, Management Sciencehttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/M26024Engineering—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.502.3Spiro Clifford Lauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1058641BOOK9910299875103321From Bench to Boardroom2501292UNINA