TEI 149: How to effectively lead innovators

Global Product Management Talk is pleased to bring you the next
episode of... The Everyday Innovator with host Chad McAllister,
PhD. The podcast is all about helping people involved in innovation
and managing products become more successful, grow their careers,
and STANDOUT from their peers. About the Episode:  The state
of innovation in organizations is unsettling. Executives
overwhelmingly point to innovation as the growth engine for their
organizations yet actual innovation performance is underwhelming.
There are several factors contributing to the issue and one of them
is the way innovation is led. The reality is that most
organizational leaders don’t really understand innovation or know
how to lead it. Well, that is about to change with this interview.
The Center for Creative Leadership conducts original research, with
findings to help leaders be more effective. New research conducted
by Mike Mitchell found that leading innovation requires a different
approach to leadership. This research explains what leaders need to
do to effectively lead innovation. Mike joins me to discuss what is
needed to lead innovation and what product managers need to know as
well. Mike has a Ph.D. in Industrial Psychology with a focus on
Organizational Leadership. His focus is on what it takes to
successfully contribute to, and lead, innovation in an
organization. He is a senior faculty member at the Center for
Creative Leadership.