This must-read guide offers a practical and engaging introduction to the ins and outs of R&D leadership. Innovation is a two-trillion-dollar industry, and, on top of the baseline complexity faced by any manager, the R&D or innovation leader confronts an additional set of challenges. Armed with years of experience in roles ranging from scientist to Vice President of R&D to founder of his own company to innovation career coach, Dr. Clifford L. Spiro shares his insights on a carefully curated selection of topics. This indispensable playbook covers: building, managing, and motivating a team; setting schedules and goals; assessing and rewarding project success; working with other departments; and legal and intellectual property considerations. Dr. Spiro's distinctive blend of big-picture strategic thinking and day-to-day, nitty-gritty tips includes five great questions for R&D managers to ask every time.