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In leadership, I have always found that having clarity about the benefits of your efforts has benefitted me in my endeavors. Understanding what I am working towards and for, allows me to work harder with vision and hope for the future.
The word innovation itself can be intimidating to many. The word represents change, and change is something many of us do not like. This resistance to change can be for many reasons.
As human beings, we appreciate predictability and the ability to proceed without added stress, difficulty and conflict. We will do almost anything to avoid conflict, necessary or not.
While an Organizational Chart can be helpful, it often leaves too many open questions and lacks useful information. More effective is the concept of an Accountability Chart, especially crucial for business growth over the next 6 to 12 months.
As a newly minted manager, earning trust, having difficult conversations, demonstrating commitment, providing accountability, working towards intended results, taking Control, and meeting the team / customer / company needs is a lot of effort!
Maximizing personal effectiveness is a crucial skill, but blind spots can often hinder your progress. Beware the impact of your blind spots--they can decrease your effectiveness and damage your work relationships, whether you're a business owner, executive, manager, or frontline worker. The good news is that you can learn how to identify and eliminate these blind spots, for yourself and others.
Without Vision, I believe humans are left blowing aimlessly in the wind—rudderless in turbulent water. That being said, a company’s strategic vision describes what? Let's frame it up a bit together.
Statistics share facts and essential truths, and the truth is that we should all invest in our people!
I do not know about you, but I do not like being or feeling stuck! However, I do find myself from time to time in a stagnate state. Stagnate in mindset and action. I believe this to be a function of lack of discipline and inattention to results. Or ... just being human!
From a personal standpoint, to be innovative might seem to be fake or not being yourself. But to be the same person 5 years from now does not seem too smart either. To be authentically innovative from a personal standpoint sounds much better.
