Innovative to the Core

In the last episode of our six-part series, CEIBS Professor of Leadership Juan Antonio Fernandez talks about three keys to leading the transformation and the role of the Transformation Advisory Board (TAB) in becoming an innovative to the core organization. Learn more here: 00:00 Introduction 01:21 Leaders as role models 01:54 Being an organization architect 02:38 Owning the transformation 03:13 The role of the Transformation Advisory Board (TAB) 03:50 Series wrap-up and outro

In episode five of our six-part series, CEIBS Professor of Leadership Juan Antonio Fernandez discusses some of the key characteristics needed for successful leaders when it comes to promoting greater innovation in organizations. Learn more here: 00:00 Introduction 01:02 Leaders as entrepreneurs 01:57 Becoming a servant leader 02:32 Summary and outro

In episode four of our six-part series, CEIBS Professor of Leadership Juan Antonio Fernandez discusses three key components needed to cultivate innovative talent and shares some lessons about the importance of passion from Apple China. Learn more here: 00:00 Introduction 01:02 Finding the right cultural fit 01:36 Creating the right company environment 02:21 Retaining top talent 03:30 Lessons from Apple China 04:46 Outro

In episode three of our six-part series, CEIBS Professor of Leadership Juan Antonio Fernandez talks about six important norms and systems for promoting innovation in your organization. Learn more here: 00:00 Introduction 00:48 Promote vertical and horizontal communication 02:48 Set rewards and KPIs 03:08 Get co-innovating 03:41 Aim for quick project approval 04:10 Conduct fair project evaluation 04:49 Form partnerships 05:13 Outro

In episode two of our six-part series, CEIBS Professor of Leadership Juan Antonio Fernandez discusses how negative company culture can kill innovation and offers three tips for making your teams and organization more innovative. Learn more here: 00:00 Introduction 01:19 Negative company culture kills innovation 01:50 Promote psychological safety in your organization 02:51 Encourage openness in the workplace 03:36 Introduce diversity into your teams 04:22 Wrap-up and outro

In episode one of this six-part series, CEIBS Professor of Leadership Juan Antonio Fernandez introduces the concept of innovation for both countries and companies, how innovation differs from creativity and inventions, and what it takes to stand out from the competition. He also shares some of the research behind a new model for innovation, lessons we can learn from Post-It Notes, zero calorie sweeteners and purple ketchup and, ultimately, what it takes to make innovation a part of your organization’s DNA (and not just a one off act). Learn more here: 00:00 Introduction 00:55 The four-square exercise 02:10 Blue Ocean Strategy 02:54 Innovation vs. creativity vs. invention 03:53 3M and the process of innovation 04:59 Cargill’s zero calorie sweetener 05:33 Researching innovation 06:05 The innovative to the core model 06:29 Outro #InnovationForCompanies #CEIBSProfessor #PostItNotes #ZeroCalorieSweeteners #PurpleKetchup #InnovationResearch #InnovativeToTheCoreModel #CEIBSLeadership #BlueOce