Every leader loves it when their team performance is humming along nicely. But, if this is always the case, you may be losing out on a great learning opportunity through “productive failure.” There are many goals that you really do not want a person or team to fail at – such as processing payroll on time or submitting a required report to a government agency. And many … [Read more...] about Use Productive Failure for Team Growth
Innovation
Signs Your Org Change Project is in Trouble
Way to go! You are leading a change! You are following all of the proper steps. You have created a Sense of Urgency and you have a Guiding Coalition leading with you. However, unbeknownst to you – there are forces of mediocrity trying to undermine your effort. There are people who would rather tolerate the problem you are trying to fix, than put in the energy to address … [Read more...] about Signs Your Org Change Project is in Trouble
Boost Your Team Creativity
Leaders continually strive for more creativity and innovation from their teams. The ever-changing environment calls upon us to strive for continuous improvement. One of my favorite authors, Adam Grant, wrote an excellent book on creativity called Originals. You can check out my blog on his book here. As far as creativity among teams goes, a recent article in Harvard … [Read more...] about Boost Your Team Creativity
Benchmark for Innovation
Landscape Analysis, Competitor Analysis, Benchmarking. Organizations of all types carry out these activities from time to time. Landscape Analysis is the broadest of these activities and can include both Competitor Analysis and Benchmarking. It may also include a Needs Assessment, Stakeholder Input, and Environmental Data Collection – often looking at PESTLE aspects of the … [Read more...] about Benchmark for Innovation
Virtual Brainstorming is Better
The pandemic taught us a lot about working virtually. Some things can actually be done better online – like Brainstorming. The opportunity to be fully anonymous with idea generation and evaluation is one of the things I like best about virtual brainstorming. It also helps to level the playing field between introverts and extroverts, as well as optimists and … [Read more...] about Virtual Brainstorming is Better