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Managing Innovation
[Measuring Change & Innvation]

Innovation and Change Management: Anticipates change as a constant part of competitive life, and leads in the development of a climate that promotes learning, adaptation, and improvement.

Attributes of managing innovation include the ability to do the following:

bulletMotivate others to move outside their comfort zone into new approaches
bulletPlot and make mid-course correction to vision
bulletEstablish an environment that supports and rewards risk taking
bulletBuild an integrated change agenda and test and refine the change agenda
bulletAssess organizational change capability
bulletPerform realistic assessment and diagnosis of needed changes
bulletEstablish an energizing change agenda
bulletShape and change the following
bulletVision
bulletValues
bulletStrategies
bulletOrganization
bulletCulture
bulletOperating environment and operational performance
bulletTalent
bulletManage the political dynamics of change
bulletMobilize support of key players
bulletManage resistance to change
bulletMaintain control during the transition period

The following are personal attributes students can strive to attain, to better prepare them to face and deal with (including possibly leading, though not necessarily so) change in organizational settings.

bulletFace the unknown without fear
bulletDevelop a healthy, constructive non-conformity
bulletMaintain a sense of imagination/curiosity
bulletBe willing to assume moderate risks
bulletTake responsibility for successes/failures
bulletTackle problems with unrepentant optimism
bulletDevelop a strong self-image
bulletAccept change as a challenge (and a part of life in today's business world)
bulletOvercome the fear of failure
bulletBe willing to see things through.
 
Copyright © 2008 Gerald M. Myers
Last modified:09/05/2009 01:52:14 PM