innovation culture

In my previous blogs in this series, I shared the key aspects of the Innovation Funding Board (IFB) concept—from guiding principles and stakeholder roles to the innovation process itself.  In closing, we’ll look at some final process and cultural considerations to address before implementing an IFB.…

Last night, I had the honor of opening the 22nd annual Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards ceremony in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. I talked about “The Power of Disruptive Innovation to Ignite Talent” before hundreds of peers from companies who were there to be recognized for their innovative talen…

In this blog series, I’ve explored the key role leaders must play to successfully build and nurture an innovative culture throughout an organisation. For many leaders, particularly those running large, well established businesses, it can be a daunting prospect. In an environment where tangible resul…

In my previous blog, I shared four essential behaviours that leaders must employ to create a lasting, innovation-focused mindset amongst employees at every level of an organisation. In this blog, I explore four additional behaviours, which inspire employees to get behind the organisation’s innovatio…

In the first blog of this series on leading for innovation, I shared the importance of encouraging an innovative culture and the pivotal role that the leader must play in the process. In the next two installments, we’ll look at some of the specific behaviours that leaders must employ to create an in…

Much to the dismay of countless business leaders everywhere, innovation doesn’t just happen by magic. Creating a pervasive innovation culture within any organization takes time, effort, and strong leadership. But if the importance of innovation is so universally acknowledged, why do so many struggle…