Innovators all!
That should be a natural, legitimate, goal for all organizations, but earlier this month, when I asked thirty-five senior managers from a well-known, successful, European consumer goods company “how many of them had innovation responsibilities?” the response was less than 20%. Clearly, I had set them up with a disarming question, but the results were so disappointing that we were all impressed with the need to rethink the value that we bring to our organizations — and to ensure that innovation was included among our responsibilities, no matter what our functional description. Innovation is more than R&D and technology! After all, innovation in supply-chain has helped make Zara the success it has become, and Apple‘s retailing innovation is often overlooked until you walk into one of their amazing stores. Google and Pixar are justly celebrated for what can only be thought of as HR innovations, in order to get more fulfillment from the high-powered talent that they employ. Can we really think of any corporate function that could not use a bit more innovative thinking?
To read the full, original article click on this link: Innovation Resolutions 2012 - Forbes
