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Greetings!
August finds those of us in the Northern Hemisphere solidly in the middle of the "dog days of summer".  We've had near record temperatures and no rain in Texas, but did you know that the phrase really evolves from the constellation Sirius appearing in the night sky from July through August?
August also finds parents and kids getting ready to go back to school and setting goals. What are your goals for innovation this year? In this month's feature article, learn how organizational structure guides successful implementation of new product development projects.
We have a great question about references at Ask the NPD Coach with Q&A from the NPDP Discussion Forum.
And we wrap up the August newsletter with this month's recommended reading with a great new book by Lisa Bodell of Future Think.
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Organizing Project Teams for Success
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Four arenas are critical to any team's success, and are even more crucial for mastering innovation success. 
- Organizational Structure
- Teamwork
- Project Leadership
- Creativity
Some teams naturally collaborate well while others struggle to find creativity and fail to function with any degree of cohesiveness. Behaviors and norms drive teams toward more creative solutions with the assistance of an empathetic leader.
GNPS Premier members can log-on to get their own copy of Organizing Project Teams for Success and download for FREE (first year membership is only $60 so you save $47 on an annual subscription!). Non-members can Download Now(in pdf) for only $8.95, including sales tax to learn from this in-depth study of innovation structures.
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Recommended Reading
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Kill the Company
by Lisa Bodell
Kill the Company is the Linked In Innovator's Book Club current selection. It is an entertaining and unique  look at driving change in organizations. As we describe in our feature article, small steps in teams & leadership can lead to innovation success through organizational culture changes.
Ms. Bodell's book gives you tools and tips to drive organizational change through out-of-the-box thinking. A great read for product development practitioners (see review at PDMA's website here) and technology folks alike (see review at AIChE's website here).
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