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Leading Innovation
- February 18, 2019
- Eric Douglas
For a client of ours, we recently compiled a special edition of The Working Report highlighting the best articles on leading innovation. I’ve selected a few key takeaways for leaders to consider.
For a client of ours, we recently compiled a special edition of The Working Report highlighting the best articles on leading innovation. I’ve selected a few key takeaways for leaders to consider.
In the spirit of the new year, here are 10 resolutions I think could apply to the boards of directors of non-profits and public agencies. Pick at least one for yourself and let’s check in 12 months from now!
In our research, we’ve found an epidemic of unresolved conflict inside modern organizations. Much of it can be traced back to poor communication.
A fundamental principle that we teach about effective boards is this: It’s the board that makes decisions, not individual board members. Where do you draw the line between the free flow of ideas and board discipline?
Real change requires that people make a personal choice and assume responsibility for doing things differently than they’ve done before.
In a world where you need to lead through others, more communication is needed, not less. The key is in more crisply managed meetings.
An organization’s core values are different from our personal core values. You have to imagine the organization speaking for itself and answering the question: What is absolutely essential for this organization’s success?
Communication between people can be harmonious, even downright civil, even though emotions are high and differing viewpoints struggle to prevail.
Some people are inherently reluctant to change. Others embrace it. To accelerate the pace of change, you may need to change “the trust equation.”
Bureaucratic creep starts when a manager feels he has to exert control over how something gets done. Perhaps he’s been told to get it right “or it’s your job.” So he installs a new checkpoint to monitor a particular decision…
