How to Lead Innovation Through Implementation

Innovation = creativity + implementation.

In this webinar, Professor Bob Sutton provides practical approaches on turning insights into organizational action—the "implementation" part of the innovation equation. Learn how skilled leaders turn smart-talk into action, how to overcome dysfunctional internal competition, and the power of adopting a small wins strategy.

This webinar is presented by The Stanford Center for Professional Development in association with the Stanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate program. Knowing how to incorporate innovation in your work and teams is crucial for creating thriving workplaces and careers.

The Stanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship professional certificate program will teach participants essential skills and effective strategies for working in and managing innovative organizations -- and for starting new ones. In classes designed to engage and inspire, you will learn by doing from some of Stanford's best in the field.

Introduction.
Meet the Speakers.
A Simple Formula.
McKinsey's 'War for Talent studyin 77 companies Corporate Officers' Reports.
Overcoming knowing doing gaps.
Avoid the smart-talk trap Talk as a substitute for action.
Whytalk substitutes for action.
Linkingtalkandaction: Put people in management positions who know the organization's work.
Linkingtalkandaction: Stop the complaints step up the action.
Linkingtalk and action: Simple language and repetition.
Simple strategies are easier to execute.
When competition tums friends into enemies.
Averting destructive internal competition Meeding out the rotten apples.
Usea"small wins" startegy.
The CEO and the sales campaign Her people were freaked out andoverwhelmed by a crucial sales campaign.
Parting thought #1.
Parting thought #2.
Innovators aren't born that way. They learn to do things DIFFERENTLY.
Innovation Masters Series: Design Thinking & the Art of Innovation.
Save the Date: Upcoming Innovation Offerings.