CITATION

Prather, Charles. The Manager's Guide to Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Teams. US: McGraw-Hill, 2009.

The Manager's Guide to Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Teams

Published:  August 2009

eISBN: 9780071713474 0071713476 | ISBN: 9780071627979

Book description:

Unleash your employees’ hidden talent for innovation and creativity—the key to organizational success!

For any organization competing today, nothing is more important than building teams of creative thinkers and problem solvers. With practical, simple-to-implement leadership techniques, Manager’s Guide to Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Teams explains how you can

  • Create an environment that gets people thinking creatively

  • Align teams to work toward creative, original solutions

  • Lead the charge toward a newly innovative organization

  • Build a self-sustaining culture of innovation

Use Manager’s Guide to Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Teams to generate better business ideas, create a more compelling workplace, and lead your company well into the twenty-first century.

Briefcase Books, written specifically for today’s busy manager, feature eye-catching icons, checklists, and sidebars to guide managers step-by-step through everyday workplace situations. Look for these innovative design features to help you navigate through each page:

  • Clear definitions of key terms, concepts, and jargon

  • Tactics and strategies for driving innovation and creativity within teams and organizations

  • Insider tips for getting the most innovative and creative thinking from your teams

  • Practical advice for building creative teams

  • Warning signs when creating teams focused on innovation and creativity

  • Stories and insights from the experiences of others

  • Specific creative-thinking procedures, tactics, and hands-on techniques

Charles Prather, Ph.D.

, is president of Bottom Line Innovation Associates, Inc., a firm that helps organizations develop innovation as a core competency.