90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · Why Do I Need Grit as an Innovator? Innovation and leadership couch Tanja Yardley says grit is a necessary skill for any leader or innovator—but how does it effect the way we work, and how can we develop this skill? Episode Transcript In her TED Talk on grit,…
“When companies don’t pivot, we know the stories,” Dr. Evans Baiya said. “They’re archaeology, part of history—we talk about them that way. That’s because pivoting is TIME-BOUND. Disruption can happen overnight, and you must always be ready to pivot.” One year, seven virtual sessions, countless coaching and executive meetings, and a week together in-person in…
A wise innovation mentor recently said something that stirred reflection for me. He said, “The American Industrial Revolution has done a great disservice to us. It shifted the context of the hiring process to considering humans as units of production, where people feel as if they are just a number, easily replaced by someone more…
Should leaders expect innovation from their employees? It’s a common misconception that innovation is not a part of everyone’s job—but you can become a more innovative employee. Every day, employees have the opportunity to solve a problem. Otherwise, why would they be at work? Organizations hire employees for positions that each have specific purposes and…
How to help everyone find their role in creating innovation. Does this innovation challenge sound familiar? Your team leaders and managers acknowledge the importance of innovation and even sing its praises— but if you ask them how they routinely champion innovation within their teams, you might get crickets. The problem is that most people managers,…
Here is a seven-point plan to create and sustain a culture of innovation. Your company is one disruption away from becoming irrelevant. A few years ago, I spoke at a conference where I told the leaders in attendance this exact statement. It struck a chord with one attendee: the chief innovation officer of the Great…
90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · Why Do People Avoid Innovation? Innovation leader Ron Price wonders why people avoid innovation—what stops us from seriously pursuing innovation? Episode Transcript: Why do so many people avoid a serious pursuit of innovation? Maybe it’s because they think it’s beyond them. They think it’s somebody else’s job. Maybe…
As the Better Business Bureau Innovation Academy 2021 cohort nears the halfway point of their year-long journey, they are now starting to discover where they fall in the innovation continuum and the skills required for each stage of innovation. According to Ron Price, this is when the Innovation Academy clicks for most people—they can now…
Steve Jobs once said, “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” He was certainly referring to leading in terms of industry: if your company is innovating, it will generally lead the pack. But I think he was also referencing positional titles in the workplace. If you are a leader, you are expected to innovate….
While most leaders champion innovation in their companies, very few employees actively engage in innovation activities. There is a problem to solve, then—if employees aren’t involved and passionate about innovation, the result will be higher failure rates of innovation initiatives. Why don’t employees get excited about innovation? One factor could be that the term “innovation”…
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