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Learn to innovate

Learn to innovate

From the course: Transitioning from Manager to Leader

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Learn to innovate

- Virtual reality gaming. Wearable technology. Drones that deliver our online purchases. Amazing innovations for sure. But what does it mean to be an innovative leader? Let's talk about the characteristics of leaders who are intrinsically innovative, and how to adopt that innovative spirit as part of your strategic, wide-angle business perspective. The first thing to know is this: innovation isn't something you can schedule. Let's meet in the conference room on Tuesday at three and be innovative. That might result in great brainstorming sessions, but true innovation doesn't work that way. It's a pervasive mindset that seeps into all of our thoughts and attitudes. Innovative leaders are willing to look at everything through a fresh lens even if that means unlearning some things, letting go, and trying something new. Nothing is off the table. Next, innovation leaders feel comfortable thinking in the future tense.…

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