Ideaship: How to Get Ideas Flowing in Your Workplace

by Jack Foster

Sequel to the bestselling How to Get Ideas (more than 40,000 copies sold) Introduces a revolutionary concept of leadership: a leader's most important tasks are to make employees believe that they are... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576751643
• ISBN13: 9781576751640
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

The Power of Simplicity

This is a splendid book and a must for all Leaders and Managers. A lot of stuff recommended by Jack Foster are not only applicable to business situations, but also to life in general. Very easy to read, the book describes the simple stuff that we can do to generate ideas, and the author does it in a ridiculously simple way. It's not a matter of doing something massive in order to achieve great results. It's all about having a heart, and you will get the maximum output with very little effort.

Turn on the light bulbs!

In a word, OUTSTANDING! Ideaship is a must read for all supervisors and managers who want to assist their people in becoming more vital to their organizations. I only wish I had this book in my hands years ago... but it's okay, I've got it now!Jack Foster's insights are practical, humorous, and so very down-to-earth. He offers such a fresh approach to even the very basics of motivation and creativity. You're gonna love the many new words Jack will add to your vocabulary too. You might even become "ideaized".Larry Corby's illustrations add the icing to the cake. Every few pages are sparkling with whimsy... I never knew a light bulb could smile.Do your brain cells a favor and buy this book!

My Problems with "Ideaship".

I have two problems with "Ideaship". The first is with the subtitle, "How to Get Ideas Flowing in Your Workplace". No question, this book is certainly a valuable guide for that, but it's a lot more. A few chapters into the book, it occured to me that the suggestions Mr. Foster was outling 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.

a great book to help your idea-based business

this book is filled with smart and valuable tips to get the creative juices in your office flowing. Jack Foster has done a great job putting these idea-inducing pointers into an easy and fun format that really make this book a not only educational, but fun read. I found it stimulating and motivational and I think it will help any businessowner make their workplace more creative and inspired.

It's a treasure!

Jack sent me a free copy of his new book "Ideaship". But if he hadn't, I'd have bought it anyway.It's a treasure! I have known Jack for about forty years and worked with him off and on during that time. So I've been exposed to his ideas about how to get the most creativity from people--while they're having the best times of their lives. His ideas work. I've seen the results.Much of what I learned from Jack gave me the courage to open my own business -- a design studio. I retired some years ago and closed the business. But after reading "Ideaship", it makes me want to start it up all over again so that I could re-apply all that energy and juice that flows from Jack's book.I know what I'll be sending to friends and former clients this Christmas.