Focus on Millennials and beyond. For Mark T. Mondello, CEO of Jabil Circuit Inc., his company challenges itself to make sure they’re hiring enough young talent to lead them into the future.
Seek flexibility. At Bloomin’ Brands, Inc., CEO Elizabeth Smith said that the first thing she looks for, whether hiring in R&D or in finance, is a nimble leader.
Stronger, better, faster team performance starts with preparation, focus, and flexibility.
Encourage friendly competition. Encourage your teams to compete among themselves, to motivate innovation.
Provide useful insight. Fuel innovation by sharing feedback from customers about product complaints and feature requests.
Be transparent. Develop a culture of innovation by openly communicating strategy and vision.
Encourage competition, provide useful insight, and be transparent for better team performance.
If your organization is stagnating, it will not survive. Develop an innovation program and establish a team, to begin identifying potential opportunities. As you place a higher priority on innovation, the culture of your organization will shift, creating a self-sustaining innovative environment. Get ahead of the competition now and stay in business for the future.