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Culture Creator = Sustainable Innovation

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When playing the role of culture creator, the leader’s primary task is to ensure the spirit of the innovation process is understood, celebrated, and aligned with the strategy of the organization. The only thing of real importance that leaders do is to create and manage culture. Ten Ways to Begin Shifting the Culture .

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The Connected Leader: Relationships that Produce to Results

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For example, Starbucks founder Howard Shultz’ travels through Europe allowed him to meet coffee experts and cafe owners, and to crystallize his thinking about how Starbucks could bring a new coffee culture to the United States. In the next installment of the series, we’ll dive deep into leading an innovative culture.

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Selling Agile to Executives: 8 Ways to Get Buy-in

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Because Agile includes a culture shift and a mindset change, as well as funding, you need executives to truly buy in to the approach. Read Next: The Agile Manager’s Handbook. Allow them to get hands on quickly, with activities like value stream design, setting strategy or OKRs, and actively owning risk items.

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6 Agile Transformation Challenges Facing Post-Pandemic Leaders

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It is quite literally against the laws of physics for things to change – so we cannot expect people to do so with one impassioned call to action from an executive and a well-designed slide deck. Agile transformation is, at its core, a transformation of culture above anything else. Not Putting Culture First.

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Barrier Buster: Clearing the Way for Breakthrough Ideas

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Innovation leaders help new ideas mature and create paths of least resistance so projects can navigate the political, economic, and cultural obstacles. Being able to gain concessions without damaging relationships is a valuable skill.

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The Innovative Mentor

IdeaScale

Innovation leaders help new ideas mature and create paths of least resistance so projects can navigate the political, economic, and cultural obstacles. Being able to gain concessions without damaging relationships is a valuable skill.

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The dos and don'ts of innovation shared by 10 global leaders

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Easily the first lesson in the innovation handbook, asking “why” and “what-if” will set the ball rolling. Companies such as the construction company Mirvac has separate spaces designated for innovation where people from diverse teams collaborate for projects and workshops, thereby accelerating transformation.