Allocate Time for Innovation

One of the commonest barriers to innovation is lack of time. People are just too busy doing their day job to spend time trying new things. The common assumption is that working hard and working long hours are good things and sufficient for success. The mantra is – ‘Focus on delivering this quarter’s results.’

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Empowering for Innovation

A great leader can turn people into entrepreneurs who are hungrily looking for new opportunities.  The key is empowerment.  By empowering people you enable them to achieve goals through their own ideas and efforts.  The leader sets the destination but the team chooses the route.

People need clear objectives so that they know what is [...]

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How to Counter Resistance to Change

Peter Bregman on the Harvard Business site writes an interesting article on how to handle resistance to change

He says, ‘People resist being controlled. And so 70% of all corporate change efforts fail.

Here’s what’s interesting: people freely choose to make major life changes every day.  We move, get married, start families, face challenges, learn [...]

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