Three Expectations for Driving Innovation

As many articles have gilded our global situation with a silver lining, a common thread is how productive we can be when we are social distancing. Think of Issac Newton who, during his over three-year isolation from the plague, nurtured and brought forth many of his greatest contributions to science and mathematics. As a leader, we can help Nurture Growth in our entire team by challenging them to develop innovative thinking. Following are the three behaviors you want to encourage in your team today, to help develop the new normal for your team and organization tomorrow.

Encourage your team members to:

Look at issues from different perspectives. A comfort zone allows us to be a bit lazy and not think, while getting out of our comfort zones opens up new perspectives. We see things in new ways. In most cases, it is not that anything tangible has changed, just our perspective. Take this time to look around and see our businesses and customers from a different perspective. What opportunities have always been there that we just did not see before?