Five Glitches Sabotaging Your Plan What company, division or team isn’t striving for some combination of better, faster, cheaper in order to compete? A recent Korn/Ferry survey found that 84% of executives believe that innovation is very important to future success. No big surprise – everyone in the business and non-profit worlds seem to be talking innovation as mission critical. Organizations are awash in innovation projects, incorporating innovation objectives in annual plans and leadership competencies, and devising metrics to track progress. How are they doing? Only 15% of those same executives are very satisfied with the level of innovation in their companies. If innovation is the new North Star, then what are the likely obstacles and common traps that derail your drive for the breakthrough? Whether at the institutional or team level, whether focused on products, services or processes, consider five recurring glitches that slow down or, even worse, can … Continue reading →