How To Lead Innovation

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How To Lead Innovation
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There may be a time when you need to take the
lead on innovation in your organization. The
distinguishing aspect of leading a
special-purpose team is that youre not in
control you can only influence behavior. Youre
tasked with figuring out how to do something new,
so what you do in the formative stages will
greatly impact the teams chances of success.
Promotional Consultant Today shares these steps
to guide your success How To Lead Innovation.

• How To Lead Innovation

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In Silicon Valley, the pizza rule has taken
hold. If you cant feed a team with two pizzas,
your team is too big. Once a group gets beyond
five to seven people, productivity and
effectiveness begin to decline. Communication
becomes cumbersome. Managing becomes a pain.
Players begin to disengage, and introverts
withdraw. When it comes to team size, less is
more.

• Keep Team Size Small

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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon point to three
factors that make a team highly functioning. 1.
Members contributed equally to the teams
discussions, rather than letting one or two
people dominate.2. Members were better at
reading complex emotional states and3. Teams
with more women outperform teams with more men.

• Pay Attention to Group Chemistry and Emotions

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Can too much diversity be a detriment to team
chemistry? Researchers at Wharton think so. Too
much diversity of mental models can be a drag
on forward progress, say professors Klein and
Lim. If members of a team have a shared,
organized understanding and mental representation
of knowledge about the nature of the challenge,
it can enhance coordination and effectiveness
when the task at hand is complex, unpredictable,
urgent and novel.

• Dont Go Overboard with Diversity

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A group without a process is like a ship without
a rudder. It will have a harder time innovating.
Establish team rules at the outset. Address how
youll treat each other, how youll respect each
other and articulate how much of time each member
is committing to the team. Effective teams
establish clear goals and rules at the outset,
and hold each other accountable.

• Establish a Group Process

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Result, Reputation and Residuals. What motivates
people over the long haul is not money, but
intrinsic rewards. As the team leader, keep the
three Rs in mind 1. Result If you hit your
target, youll have another accomplishment on
your track record2. Reputation Your status in
the organization rises. Senior management will be
delighted. Colleagues will talk you up, praise
your contribution, and invite you to join future
projects. 3) Residuals the lasting payout of
participating in a successful collaborative team
is that you get to see your product being used
by customers, both internal and external. You
know youve made a difference, solved a problem
or created an opportunity for the organization,
your team and most of all yourself.

• Pay Attention to the 3Rs of Innovation

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Thanks for reading How To Lead Innovation, Jean
Pierre Francois Business Development Manager
Digitized Logos Inc. jean.pierre_at_DigitizedLogos.
com