Making Ideas Happen
By Scott Belsky
Creative people need more than good ideas. They also need organizational skills, a supportive community, and strong leadership to turn their ideas into finished worked.
Recommended Books
Ideas & Innovation
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
If you want to learn how to ensure that people will remember what you say and act on your ideas, this book is for you.
The Art of Innovation
by Tom Kelley
Kelley, general manager at the design firm IDEO, describes his company’s angle on innovation and the processes that support it.
The Myths of Innovation
by Scott Berkun
What makes Google, Inc. such a hotbed of innovation? Is it the beanbag chairs, the free gourmet lunches, or maybe the toys and games in shared spaces? Author Scott Berkun goes out in search of the source of ideas, and along the way debunks common misconceptions about innovation, invention, and creativity.
Sketching User Experiences
by Bill Buxton
Buxton, a musician, designer and researcher at Microsoft Corp., explores the use of sketching to develop and communicate ideas during the design process.
Project Management
Making Things Happen
by Scott Berkun
Are you looking for an informative book on IT project management written in a colloquial style? Scott Berkun’s Making Things Happen covers a range of issues that a project manager faces, including the truth about schedules, how to
Project Management
by Gary R. Heerkens
This book provides a concise overview of the steps involved in managing a project. It is easier to read than the “Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge,” while covering much of the same material.
Project Workout: Third Edition
by Robert Buttrick
Buttrick’s workout will get your project management skills in shape, fast! He shows us how to manage a project successfully within a challenging organizational culture.
Creating the Project Office
by Randall L. Englund, Robert Graham and Paul C. Dinsmore
Projects are all about change: whether it’s developing a new product or improving an existing process, projects are about doing things differently. Establishing a project office often involves change for the entire organization.
The Project Manager’s MBA
by Dennis J. Cohen and Robert J. Graham
While you don’t need an MBA to manage a project successfully, you do need to be able to “speak the language of business” to executive sponsors, according to Cohen and Graham. The authors treat projects as businesses in themselves.
Leadership & Management
The Knowing-Doing Gap: How Smart Companies turn Knowledge into Action
by Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton
Why do organizations often fail to do what they know they should? Authors Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton address this question in this business classic.
The Long Tail
by Chris Anderson
A recommended read for those interested in how the new “economy of abundance” is impacting markets, businesses and consumers alike. Although the frequency with which customers purchase niche products may be low, the fact that the tail includes so many different products makes it a lucrative market.
Good to Great
by Jim Collins
What does it take for a mediocre company to become a star performer? That’s the question that author Jim Collins investigated with his team. The answers are informative and enjoyable.
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