CEO or You?
Chairmen and CEOs, and leaders generally, obviously
need to do a better job of establishing their
credibility regarding their commitment to innovation.
Words alone are not enough, though regular,
consistent communication is certainly a big part of
it. The strongest messages, the ones employees will
take to heart, come from the combination of words
and actions, the day-to-day activities that signal commitment
or lack thereof. Employees need to not
only hear about but see commitment to objectives
and initiatives, and they need to see it on a consistent
basis. Where is the chairman/CEO spending
his time? What is the company investing in? These
send the clearest, most believable signals, the ones
that will either inspire the firm or deflate it.
BUT
I very strongly believe that it is the individuals responsibility as well. If every employee starts thinking towards doing things in a way that will improve that they are working on. Small, small things can make a big difference. I agree that the main focus towards innovation comes from the Top but ‘You’ can also contribute equally. I know one of my X-managers who go multiple promotions in a short amount of time, just because he was very very innovative. Ofcourse that meant couple of Divorce for his personal life. But sometime you have to pay a price.
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This post was written by techhair on July 14, 2008
