innovation leader

May 3, 2018

INNOVATION

Innovation Leaders: Always Learning

While I’m out on maternity leave, I’m excited to highlight the varied viewpoints of some of the amazing people that make up CHILL. I’m proud to work with this diverse and talented team. They hail from around the globe, and bring a rich set of experiences, skills, and passions to bear on everything t…

December 21, 2016

INNOVATION

Successful Innovation Begins and Ends with Effective Leadership

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…

December 16, 2016

INNOVATION

Collaborate, Celebrate, Innovate: How to Build an Innovative Culture from Within

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…

December 9, 2016

INNOVATION

Others Will Follow if You Effectively Lead from the Front

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…

December 1, 2016

INNOVATION

Innovation May Not Grow on Trees, But it Can be Cultivated

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…