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From Bench to Boardroom

The R&D Leader's Guide

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  • © 2018

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Authors:
  1. Clifford L. Spiro

    1. Savannah, USA

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  • Provides a prescriptive, in-the-trenches assessment of how to lead innovation more effectively
  • Written by an author with extensive experience in various aspects of the R&D world, and two previous publications on innovation to his name
  • Addresses both technological and business aspects of innovation
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. What Do I Mean by “Innovation?”

    • Clifford L. Spiro
    Pages 1-9

  3. Can Anyone, and Should Anyone, Lead Innovation?

    • Clifford L. Spiro
    Pages 11-14

  4. Do You Have What It Takes to Lead Innovation?

    • Clifford L. Spiro
    Pages 15-21

  5. Putting a Good Innovation Team Together

    • Clifford L. Spiro
    Pages 23-37

  6. Getting the Right Portfolio Mix of Projects

    • Clifford L. Spiro
    Pages 39-61

  7. Innovation Project Execution

    • Clifford L. Spiro
    Pages 63-79

  8. Creating a Culture of Creativity

    • Clifford L. Spiro
    Pages 81-88

  9. Creating a Learning Organization

    • Clifford L. Spiro
    Pages 89-96

  10. Human Resources Issues for Innovation Organizations

    • Clifford L. Spiro
    Pages 97-111

  11. Globalization of Innovation and Leading Remote Teams

    • Clifford L. Spiro
    Pages 113-116

  12. Measuring Innovation Effectiveness

    • Clifford L. Spiro
    Pages 117-131

  13. Earning Followership

    • Clifford L. Spiro
    Pages 133-146

  14. Patents and Intellectual Property

    • Clifford L. Spiro
    Pages 147-155

  15. Acquiring and Integrating Technology

    • Clifford L. Spiro
    Pages 157-161

  16. The C-Suite, Boardroom, and Beyond

    • Clifford L. Spiro
    Pages 163-173

  17. Closing Thoughts

    • Clifford L. Spiro
    Pages 175-184

  18. Erratum to: Can Anyone, and Should Anyone, Lead Innovation?

    • Clifford L. Spiro
    Pages E1-E1

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 185-188
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About this book

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 ofR&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-picturestrategic 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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Savannah, USA

    Clifford L. Spiro

About the author

Cliff Spiro received BS and PhD degrees in Chemistry from Stanford and Caltech. In 1980, Cliff joined GE’s Corporate Research labs, where he worked as a research scientist and manager for 15 years. His research included projects in energy and fuels, synthetic diamonds, and advanced metallurgical and ceramic coatings. Cliff then went on to lead R&D groups in silicone rubber, halogen lamps, water, paper, energy chemicals, and semiconductor processes. Since leaving the corporate world in 2011, Cliff has written three books about research including Leading Innovation, and has coached several corporate clients in their innovation cultures, people, and processes.

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