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A terrific new book... these are the people who make the difference between businesses just getting by and excelling. --Financial Times, September 3, 2009
Very smart people add immense value, but can be hard to handle. Here's how to get the best from them.
--Management Today, September 1, 2009
The authors' analysis of 'clevers' and their importance to the knowledge economy is spot on. --People Management, October 1, 2009
Nurture your smartest leaders. They will reward you by leading your business out of the recession. --Coaching At Work, September 1, 2009
'Clever' by Goffee and Jones is longlisted for the FT/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2009. --Financial Times, August 10, 2009
Leading clever people can be... frankly, scary. Goffee and Jones have come up with a guide for managers.
--Sunday Times, September 20, 20009
The book's insights from professionals are valuable and revealing... strong on positives and fascinating analysis. Very clever, in fact.
--Business Life, November 1, 2009
If managers want to make the most of their gifted employees they must allow them to get on with it! --The Independent, November 10, 2009
This fascinating book, written by two highly acclaimed academics ...[offers] insight into nurturing gifted employees. --Times Higher Education Supplement, January 28, 2010
Potent insights drawn from extensive research... Leading clever people effectively is the key to your organization's sustained success.
--CSA World, 01 November 2009
This is a provocative and practical book which redefines what it takes to lead your best and brightest people effectively.
--Business Executive, February 1 2010
Very smart people add immense value, but can be hard to handle. Here's how to get the best from them.
--Management Today, September 1, 2009
The authors' analysis of 'clevers' and their importance to the knowledge economy is spot on. --People Management, October 1, 2009
Nurture your smartest leaders. They will reward you by leading your business out of the recession. --Coaching At Work, September 1, 2009
'Clever' by Goffee and Jones is longlisted for the FT/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2009. --Financial Times, August 10, 2009
Leading clever people can be... frankly, scary. Goffee and Jones have come up with a guide for managers.
--Sunday Times, September 20, 20009
The book's insights from professionals are valuable and revealing... strong on positives and fascinating analysis. Very clever, in fact.
--Business Life, November 1, 2009
If managers want to make the most of their gifted employees they must allow them to get on with it! --The Independent, November 10, 2009
This fascinating book, written by two highly acclaimed academics ...[offers] insight into nurturing gifted employees. --Times Higher Education Supplement, January 28, 2010
Potent insights drawn from extensive research... Leading clever people effectively is the key to your organization's sustained success.
--CSA World, 01 November 2009
This is a provocative and practical book which redefines what it takes to lead your best and brightest people effectively.
--Business Executive, February 1 2010
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If your company is like most, it has a handful of people who generate disproportionate quantities of value: A researcher creates products that bankroll the entire organization for decades. A manager spots consumer-spending patterns no one else sees and defines new market categories your enterprise can serve. A strategist anticipates global changes and correctly interprets their business implications.
Companies' competitiveness, even survival, increasingly hinge on such "clever people." But the truth is, clever people are as fiercely independent as they are clever-they don't want to be led. So how do you corral these players in your organization and inspire them to achieve their highest potential?
In Clever, Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones offer potent insights drawn from their extensive research.
Leading clever people can be enormously challenging, yet doing so effectively is the key to your organization's sustained success. Lively and engaging, this book provides the ideas, practices, and examples you need to create an environment where your most brilliant people can flourish.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I think this book will benefit managers of business who need to get into the 21st century. These are concepts that those who live or know 'Clevers' will understand already. The book read well and moved at a good pace. The ideas were adequate but I did struggle to finish it, and it's not very long...
Maybe it's because I don't work in industry. If you want to brush-up on American concepts or even the growing trend here in the UK, then this will give you a few insights. I was worried that it would quickly become out-of-date as some of the companied mentioned are already suffering from the credit-crunch and no amount of 'Clevers' will delay/stop/change that.
Maybe it's because I don't work in industry. If you want to brush-up on American concepts or even the growing trend here in the UK, then this will give you a few insights. I was worried that it would quickly become out-of-date as some of the companied mentioned are already suffering from the credit-crunch and no amount of 'Clevers' will delay/stop/change that.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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These kind of books - along with self-help manuals - never give you the answers. They just let you believe that they will, which is why people buy them (that, plus zealous publishers over-egg the cover blurb). Clever is no different. What it will do though, is give you food for thought if you manage creatives.
As with self-help manuals, you probably already have the answers within you, you just need someone to help focus your thoughts in the right place. Which is what Clever does - if not in spades, then at least enough to get you digging in the right spots. Some of its observations may seem obvious (as some of the reviews here have suggested), but I must admit that it made me stop and think a few times - and it has opened my eyes to the process of running a department with smart, creative people in it. I'd say I've learnt something from it, and it's made me join dots that I may not (or may never) have done on my own.
There is some amusement to be had as you align some of the case-studies with people you know. Equally so, you may see yourself in here, too, and recognise some of your less appealing moods and/or behaviours. If, however, you're looking for straight answers, Clever won't give them to you. It will only get you thinking. The rest is down to you. On the down side, the book is a bit repetitive, and it does make not-so-much stretch across quite a few pages.
If you're curious you could do worse. Just don't expect this book (or any other) to solve all of your management problems for you.
As with self-help manuals, you probably already have the answers within you, you just need someone to help focus your thoughts in the right place. Which is what Clever does - if not in spades, then at least enough to get you digging in the right spots. Some of its observations may seem obvious (as some of the reviews here have suggested), but I must admit that it made me stop and think a few times - and it has opened my eyes to the process of running a department with smart, creative people in it. I'd say I've learnt something from it, and it's made me join dots that I may not (or may never) have done on my own.
There is some amusement to be had as you align some of the case-studies with people you know. Equally so, you may see yourself in here, too, and recognise some of your less appealing moods and/or behaviours. If, however, you're looking for straight answers, Clever won't give them to you. It will only get you thinking. The rest is down to you. On the down side, the book is a bit repetitive, and it does make not-so-much stretch across quite a few pages.
If you're curious you could do worse. Just don't expect this book (or any other) to solve all of your management problems for you.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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I really enjoyed this book, not only for the content which was good but also for the easy reading style. There is a good mix of interview and analysis. It shares much of its findings with the classic text on managing knowledge workers: Peopleware, and I was surprised to see no references to that well known text.
Clever goes beyond Peopleware however, to cover a wider definition of its subject and takes input from a global palette. The Indian contribution was particularly significant given the high number of outsourcing deals going to India just now. For UK readers it was refreshing to find a management book that used so many familiar UK organisations in its studies. I also liked the classifications of both the clevers themselves and the organisations whjere they are found.
I thoroughly recommend this to any manager who has the task of managing "clevers" and also to those who might themselves be considered "clever" as a way of appreciating what your "boss" or manager/leader is trying to do, it might even move you to cooperate - well, maybe a bit!
Clever goes beyond Peopleware however, to cover a wider definition of its subject and takes input from a global palette. The Indian contribution was particularly significant given the high number of outsourcing deals going to India just now. For UK readers it was refreshing to find a management book that used so many familiar UK organisations in its studies. I also liked the classifications of both the clevers themselves and the organisations whjere they are found.
I thoroughly recommend this to any manager who has the task of managing "clevers" and also to those who might themselves be considered "clever" as a way of appreciating what your "boss" or manager/leader is trying to do, it might even move you to cooperate - well, maybe a bit!
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Clever, how to lead your smartest, most creative people
Text is easy to read and in plain english. Gives some interesting insights and comments in terms of leading people, a very useful book to have in your toolkit.
Published 11 months ago by Tracey Holmes
Interesting topic, but slow read
I found the book practical and recognises there could be a small number of people in company that contribute to a large share of the profits. Read more
Published 13 months ago by zenadox
Has a good message to deliver
Writing a review for this book is actually something that I delayed for a long while. The book puzzled me greatly. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mark Grindell
'Clevers'- another buzzword for top talent
Clever is the latest offering in the current industry's focus on talent management and in this case, the authors have given us yet another buzzword to contend with, the "clevers". Read more
Published 22 months ago by G MacIndoe
Clevers are people too
This is not just for people who manage what the book calls "clevers" - people who are the bright sparks of the organisation - it's for the clevers themselves. Read more
Published on 20 May 2010 by Mrs. R.
A thoughtful guide to managing clever workers
Clever employees dream up intriguing new products and services, and develop revolutionary processes that catapult their organizations over their competitors. Read more
Published on 3 May 2010 by Rolf Dobelli
Brilliant
I read this as one of the 'creative' people the book talks about. I did not find it patronising at all, rather it was very specific in its descriptions and had lots of good tips on... Read more
Published on 22 April 2010 by C. Verspeak
Solid and Academic
I'm an Learning and Development specialist and this book appealed to me as I wanted it to give me a different insight or perspective on developing the 'clever' people in my... Read more
Published on 22 April 2010 by K. Mcdougall
Oh, the irony.
Yes, how ironic that a book entitled "Clever" should elicit reviews from others who are DESPERATELY trying to prove to the world just how CLEVER they are. Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2009 by BerkSonics
Oh Dear
If you like reading a book that does little more than name drop then this is for you.
A book that brings nothing new to the table - that struggles to define any output... Read more
A book that brings nothing new to the table - that struggles to define any output... Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2009 by H. H. Li
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