From Bench to Boardroom
The R&D Leader's Guide
Business & Finance, Management & Leadership, Management, Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Science & Nature, Science
| Author: | Clifford L. Spiro | ISBN: | 9783319641553 |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing | Publication: | October 27, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Copernicus | Language: | English |
| Author: | Clifford L. Spiro |
| ISBN: | 9783319641553 |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
| Publication: | October 27, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Copernicus |
| Language: | English |
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:
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Building, managing, and motivating a team
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Setting schedules and goals
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Assessing and rewarding project success
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Working with other departments
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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.
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.
