On tonight's premiere of CNBC's The Business of Innovation www.innovation.cnbc.com, guests shared multiple perspectives around the human factors that make innovation successful. Panelists threw out a leadership cocktail of suggestions including:
- Recognition and praise from leaders
- Rewards in the form of money and promotions
- Trust -- telling someone you believe in them
- A culture that embraces new ideas and is not bound by "not invented here" syndrome
- Perks like free food, gyms, flexible schedules
- Encouraging social interaction between employees at and outside of work
- Freedom for employees to pursue their own passions (like Google's 20% time)
- Diversity and patience for the friction that comes with culture clash
- A clearly articulated purpose that employees can rally around
What do you think is most critical for engaging people in innovation? How would you prioritize the above list? What's missing?
1 comments:
Going along with "a culture that embraces new ideas and is not bound by 'not invented here' syndrome:" embracing failure. A huge problem in organizations I've been a part of is fear of failure, which is often exacerbated by people who take every opportunity they can to point out others' failures while never taking any risks themselves.
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