How to Build a Smarter Company
How to Build a Smarter Company all depends how much innovation you allow in your company. Is it just a buzz word? I guess it would be if you don’t allow or not open to new and different ways of doings things you could head for…
In bigger companies it’s a harder sell, because of all the levels, people and buttons you have to push or pull through.
Take for example West Jet of Alberta’s favorite success stories. Many people thought West Jet was just plain crazy, but that’s the nature of innovation. They are very successful and profitable in their industry. Now other new start-up airlines are trying to copy them.
Or for my idea of Kindness in the Workplace, companies or the managers who I spoke to said, I was crazy. How could Kindness possibility help production lines, manufacturing companies or help them to hire better? Well, I guess since you weren’t willing to listen what I had to say, or you weren’t willing to be more innovative in solving problems in your business – I guess you got what you got. The problems are still there and now you want to keep blaming someone else for all the challenges in your business.
Innovating is putting people, policies and processes are all focused on transforming ideas into products, improved processes or revolutionary service practices that will give your company a competitive advantage.
Here are a few ideas to help you be more innovative, if you dare:
- Lead by example – be a leader that supports innovation
- Recruit innovators – recruit people who are creative, diverse, innovative entrepreneurs
- Train, train and train some more – help your people know more about you, your company, your industry, let them take courses that interest them. Ideas come from all sorts of places. Subscribe to MasterBizBuilders
- Learn from other people – whether it is from your Professional Associations, Conferences and Trade shows.
- Share the knowledge – cross train, share information, listen often
- Cross-Pollinate – Learn what other operations are doing – form a Master Mind group or join the my new Continuity Master Mind group
- Listen to your customers – if your customers and employees are requesting something from you, listen to them.
- Reward and motivate your customers, employees and vendors create a shared vision.
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