REVIEW: "Making Ideas Come True" by Scott Belsky

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Do you have a lot of good ideas, but you just can't bring them to fruition? This book is just a treasure for you. I was incredibly passionate about the book and even bought a second one in English to check if I missed something while reading the translation. But you can say I wasted my money: the translation of the publishing house “ Mann, Ivanov and Ferber on the highest level.

We all have a lot of ideas in our heads all the time. Some of them are crazy, some of them are unreal, but there are also "highlights". The author of the book tells why we never implement our "zest" and how they can be implemented. I would like to point out right away that it is not just a matter of human laziness.

Embodying Ideas revolves around one equation:

The ability to generate ideas = the right organization + community forces + leadership skills.

Let's dwell on each of the terms and understand how you can increase the result as a whole.

Organization organizescreative process. The most important element of an organization is structure. Without structure, our ideas are not able to "hook" on each other and form something whole. Only with good organization is it possible to draw up a motion vector and not deviate from it. The author has one more formula in stock:

Creativity × organization = efficiency of ideas.

The better you think through the organization of all the steps to achieve the final result, the easier it is to achieve it. The implementation of most ideas does not take several days, and it is important to understand what needs to be done at each stage of the movement.

Scott Belsky suggests considering all our classes as projects and further breaking them down into 3 components:

Working stages- specific actions that slowly move you forward.

Additional materials- any project-related brochures, notes, minutes of meetings that you can turn to for help.

Secondary tasks- considerations that at the moment have no practical value, but may acquire it later.

You can highlight other components for yourself, but it is important to organize your activities well. Personally, for myself, I break down the working stages into even smaller components. All working steps must be recorded, so you will not forget anything.

The ability to properly organize your work is only the first of three components of the process of creating and implementing ideas. Another, no less important, - People aroundwho always play a prominent role in promoting ideas. It's hard for a loner to succeed.

Relatives, loved ones, friends, colleagues, and even casual acquaintances all influence you and, therefore, your ideas. They can not only help with practical advice, but also take part in the implementation of the idea. With good connections it is much easier and faster to get what you want.

Well, the third component of the process of creating and implementing ideas is leadership skills … In all spheres there is an active sorely lack of leaders. Projects get out of control, teams fall apart, companies shut down. And all because the process is poorly controlled, people are poorly motivated, and there is no mutual understanding. Often this happens because, when leading other people, we are afraid to entrust them with our ideas and lose control over them.

It's not like that at all. The idea itself is nothing. The process of bringing an idea to life is very painstaking and difficult. Other people have their own ideas that they cannot implement, and you are afraid that they are stealing yours.

The book describes the process of motivation in many ways, but I will give just a couple of examples:

1. Create a system of progressively growing awards and rewards.
2. Do not neglect moral rewards.
3. Help employees improve their professional skills.
4. Flexibility helps increase productivity.

Last but not least, don't be afraid to kill bad ideas! Only implement the best.