Ideaship: How to Get Ideas Flowing into the WorkPlace by Jack Foster, Larry Corby, Larry Corby, Larry Corby (Illustrator), Larry Corby (Illustrator)
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- ISBN-13: 9781576751640
- Edition Description: 1 ED
- Edition Number: 1
- Pub. Date: November 2001
- Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publ Inc
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: November 2001
- Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publ Inc
- Format: Textbook Paperback, 136pp
- ISBN-13: 9781576751640
- ISBN: 1576751643
- Edition Number: 1
- Edition Description: 1 ED
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For Jack Foster, the primary job of a leader (what he calls an "Ideaer") is to raise people's self-esteem, make it fun to come to work, and in the process help both employee and employer boost productivity in an increasingly competitive marketplace. In Ideaship, he simply and compellingly describes 39 ways to unleash workers' creativity.
The book covers a wide spectrum of strategies that are both practical and inspirational. Chapters include "Don't ask for one solution -- ask for many", "Allow them the freedom to fail", and "Give them more than one problem at a time".
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Jack Foster is seventy-four and has been married to the same lady, Nancy Jean, for forty-seven years. They have two sons--Mark and Tim. He has been cooking, eating what he cooks, reading cookbooks, making up recipes, and writing about food since his teens. He is a graduate of Northwestern University, a veteran of the U.S. Army, a former advertising agency creative director, a resident of Santa Barbara, and the author of "How To Get Ideas, Ideaship, and the novel, "Hitchhiking.
Corby was an apprentice at an advertising agency called Graham and Gilles.
Corby was an apprentice at an advertising agency called Graham and Gilles.
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January 23, 2002: I have two problems with 'Ideaship'. The first is with the subtitle, 'How to Get Ideas Flowing in Your Workplace'. This book is certainly a valuable guide for that, but it's a lot more. A few chapters into the book, it occurred to me that the suggestions Mr. Foster was outlining to generate ideas are, surprisingly, even more valuable for generating meaningful personal relationships--in or out of the workplace. You needn't be on the employment rolls to benefit from 'Ideaship'. My other problem with this book? I now live in fear that those few, benighted people that found themselves working for me, will read 'Ideaship' and--if they ever had any doubts--now have confirmation that they worked for an unenlightened ninny. Where was 'Ideaship' when I needed it? If you are responsible for the output of fellow workers, or know someone that is, give yourself, or that someone, 'Ideaship'. Beyond that, if no one is below you on the work ladder, or if you are nowhere near a work ladder, you'll find that 'Ideaship' has something (or, in fact, many things) grand to say to you about enhancing your personal relationships.
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