Be a Great Boss: The Hill Collection (4 Items)

Part II:

Leaders Create

the Ability

to Innovate

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decade of observing innovative organizations has convinced us that

the best leaders of innovation don’t see themselves as people with

all the answers who set a direction for others to follow. That’s not

to say they’re incapable of these things. Often they are even visionaries in

their own right. But they’ve come to understand that the primary role of

the leader is to create an environment where diversity and creative conflict

flourish, experimentation is encouraged, intelligent missteps tolerated, and

integrative decision making embraced. In short, what they do is shape a

context in which others are willing and able to innovate.

With part I, chapters 4