Innovation management requires clear roles, with six main groups responsible for driving the process: idea authors, innovation managers, innovation coaches, experts, method specialists, and idea submitters.
Organizations need a driving aspiration, or a Golden Thread, to tie all initiatives into a single fabric and attain coherence, focus and strategic direction for sustained market leadership.
Less than one-third of US workers are engaged in their jobs, with Millennials being the least engaged. To improve engagement, understand Millennial motivators, use their language to communicate, and provide plenty of feedback.
