Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the revels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes, the ones who see things differently. They are not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status quo. You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them.
Because they change things.They push the human race forward. Maybe they have to be crazy. While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.
Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. (Eric Rice)
Leadership & Innovation, what is critical for success?
1.Individual (staff)
- responsibility and ability to respond
- ability to make the connections and connect the making
2.Organizational (managers)
- responsibility and ability to respond
- ability to allow to make the connections and connect the making
Responsibility
- Take ownership also in case of failure
- Take and allow risks
- Be responsible for staff, environment, vendors, clients
- Live leadership / your corporate values, principles, behaviours
- Demonstrate Courage, curiosity, confidence
- Be accountable, authentic: always!!
- Trust your passion, follow your dreams, make more possible for stakeholders
- Dream future realities, celebrate (small) successes
Ability to respond
- Being able to listen, invite, include/blend, connect, collaborate
- Being able to challenge collaboratively
- Being able to create work-arounds, alternatives
- Being able to manage energy (positive and negative, self and others)
- Being able to let go
- Staying strong and authentic
- Communications, rewards
- Allow risk taking behaviours
- Innovation strategy and principles,creating a innovation friendly/encouraging environment
Make the connections
- With clients, staff, stakeholders
- With the future
- With our mission, ambitions, strategy, purpose
- Across stakeholders, generations, cultures
- Think global and big, act local in small steps towards your goal(s)
- Build on reality (culture, regulations/compliance, IT)
- Give /facilitate license to think, act, connect, resources, active sponsorship
Connect the making
- Being able to create alliances with others (internal/external working together, create partnerships)
- Being able to include different thinking and approaches
- Being able to co-create
Inspiring Quotes
1.Innovate or die and death is not an option (Jeff Taylor, Monster.com)
2.It’s not how good you are, it’s how good you want to be (Paul Arden)
3.Adding value is not a destiny, it’s an everlasting journey (Tony Ruys, Heineken)
4.Tell me and I will forget, show me and I will remember, inspire me and I will get involved (Confucius)
5.Er bestaan geen verzadige markten, wel verzadigde marketeers (Tex Gunning, Unilever)
6.It’s not about being cool, it is about being connected (Roland van Kralingen)
7.Leadership is about sensing the future and willing to go there (Abroses)
8.You need to expect where you want to arrive, else you will never get there (Andy McGelvey, TMP)
Should innovation fit into excisting structures and systems or the should structures and systems support innovation to the ultimate benefit of our clients and future of our communities?
