Create an Innovation Mindset
One of my CEO leadership coaching clients is a big picture thinker and very creative. In this difficult economic climate, he made a strategic decision that his senior leadership team needed to be more innovative to leapfrog the competition. Company leaders needed to change the culture of the company to engage all employees to embrace change and innovation.
The inevitable constraints this tough economy imposes on companies provide fertile ground for innovation because necessity truly is the mother of invention. Companies that learn to innovate more quickly, cheaply and with less risk will emerge from the downturn stronger than ever. To succeed, smart executives will need to adopt a different mindset and effective frameworks to determine what to start doing, stop doing and do differently.
Over the last decade, technological improvements have made starting and scaling businesses easier than ever. Brazil, Russia, China, India and other emerging markets prove U.S. leaders have more competitors at home and abroad. Industries are frantically converging and colliding.
These changes make it more difficult for great companies to maintain success—a problem that has caused leaders to lose sleep for some time (even before the 2008 financial market collapse).
Tough business environments force companies to take a hard look at innovation. While output may shrink and unemployment is sure to rise, companies that master these challenges have a chance to thrive. Those that don’t are sure to struggle.
Are you working in a company or law firm where leadership is building a culture of innovation? Does your company or law firm provide leadership coaching and leadership development to help leaders become more innovative? Leaders need to model creative thinking for employees to embrace innovation.
One of the most powerful questions you can ask yourself is “Do I lead by encouraging creative solutions to problems?” Emotionally intelligent and socially intelligent organizations provide executive coaching and leadership development for leaders who want to become more creative and help their organizations innoivate.
Working with a seasoned executive coach trained in emotional intelligence and incorporating leadership assessments such as the Bar-On EQ-i and CPI 260 can help you become more open increasing trust in your organization. You can become a leader who models emotional intelligence and social intelligence, and who inspires people to become fully engaged with the vision and mission of your company or law firm.
I am currently accepting new executive coaching and career coaching clients. I work with both individuals and organizations. Call 415-546-1252 or send an inquiry e-mail to mbrusman@workingresources.com.
