Economic growth is often fueled by innovation. And innovation can be tricky to cultivate and manage. Most owner/CEOs have seen examples or heard stories about workers who resist innovation because they are afraid of change, afraid that they won't be able to keep up, or afraid that they just might lose their jobs.
Are CEOs immune to this fear?
Apparently not according to innovation consultant Jeffrey Phillips. Phillips says too many executives are uneasy with the notion of unpredictable routines and uncertain outcomes. The trouble results because of the differing skill sets required to foster innovation versus manage routine operations:
"Innovation requires ART not SCIENCE
Innovation requires QUALITATIVE insights not QUANTITATIVE statistics
Innovation requires HUNCHES not FACTS
Innovation requires RISKS not CERTAINTIES"
Learn about some of the techniques great companies such as Apple use to minimize innovation fear in Phillips' Why innovation makes executives uncomfortable.
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