TY  - BOOK
AU  - Torr,Gordon
TI  - Managing creative people: lessons in leadership for the ideas economy 
SN  - 9780470726457 :
AV  - HD53 .T67 2008
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Chichester, England, Hoboken, NJ
PB  - Wiley
KW  - Creative ability in business
KW  - Management
KW  - Leadership.
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-[294]) and index; I. THE CREATIVE INDIVIDUAL -- The Day the World Ran out of Ideas -- The Problem with Creative People -- Two Guys in a Garage -- 21st Century Snake-Oil -- The Biology of Inspiration -- The Creative Personality -- The Survival of the Weirdest -- Towards a Formula for Genius -- The Barbel and the Breadboard -- II. THE CREATIVE ORGANISATION -- Introduction to PART II -- The Muse's Ransom -- Poison in the Water Cooler -- Podsnaps and Ponytails -- Structures and Strictures -- Place Matters -- The Road to Exit Five -- The Maze -- The Guardians of the Maze -- The New Patronage
N2  - This book sets out to address the black hole that surrounds the management of creative people, debunking many myths of creativity, and outlining a revolutionary approach to the pressing issue of creative productivity in the contemporary creative sector company. A handbook of tools, techniques, methods and practical ideas whose USP is a framework for thinking about efficient creative management -- how to extract value from creative time. -- From publisher description
ER  -