This book encapsulates all of Professor Adair's writing on how to recruit the right people for your organisation, team training, generation of ideas, communication and overcoming obstacles, the key characteristics of innovators and how to organise and use them to best effect. John Adair's books are a goldmine of practical advice and shrewd insight. In this latest edition to the Concise Adair series he summarises everything you need to know in order to ??? Understand the creative processes ??? Eliminate obstacles to creativity ??? Build on good ideas ??? Tolerate uncertainty and ambiguity ??? Have confidence in your own creative skills ??? Observe and listen creatively ??? Participate creatively as a team member or leader ??? And manage innovation effectively - that is, put great ideas into action. About John Adair is widely acclaimed as one of the most significant influences on management and leadership development in both business and military spheres. He studied history at Cambridge University and holds higher degrees from the Universities of Oxford and London. He became the world's first Professor of Leadership Studies at the University of Surrey and its internationally known as a consultant. He is the author of many respected books on management and leadership.
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