If someone asked members of your Innovation Team about "ownership" of a current initiative, would individuals reply, "Yes"?
Or would the people involved point to the team leader, the CEO or someone else - someone other than themselves? Would they reply, "No, that's his"?
I spoke recently with a CEO of a consumer products company who expressed disappointment that an idea for an exciting new wrinkle in sunglasses technology had faltered. In doing so, others had beaten the company to market.
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Author: Robert F. Brands with Jeff Zbar