Leading innovation: Responsibility (week 5)
To lead innovation with responsibility, be personally invested in your team ‘s success and the organization’s success.
Traditional leadership:
The conventional view has been that, as a leader, you are personally invested in the team’s success and doing one’s work.
A fresh approach:
Our research shows new-era leaders can better inspire innovation when they are personally invested in the team’s success AND the organization’s success.
Bring it to life:
- Possitive Accountability. Feel accountable to the entire organization, not only your team’s performance
- Standards. Set and maintain high standards for follow through and accountability
- Modeling. Model responsibility by holding yourself to the highest professional standards
- Negative Accountability. Hold individuals accountable for actions that go against the organization’s values
- Go Beyond. Be willing to go beyond your job requirements to get important work done.
- Think Big. Feel personally responsible for the organization’s success. When solving problems, consider what’s best for the whole organization, not just what’s best for yourself.
Next week: Respect
Establish rules of engagement that focus on mutual respect for all.
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