Top 10 Innovation Shortcuts Company Leaders Should Avoid with Tendayi Viki

Most leaders know Innovation and Creativity are important for corporate survival, but this desire for Innovation often creates a new problem, When faced with the level of investment needed in terms of time and resources, most leaders baulk and look for shortcuts.

Our guest today has seen them all and is with us to share "The Top 10 Innovation Shortcuts Company Leaders Should Avoid". 

He is a friend of the show, a leading consultant with the Strategyzer crew and the author of “Pirates In The Navy: How Innovators Lead Transformation", Tendayi Viki, welcome back.

Find Tendayi here: https://tendayiviki.com/the-top-10-innovation-shortcuts-company-leaders-should-avoid/

00:01:49 Shortcut #1. There Is No Innovation Strategy

00:02:42 Shortcut #2. The CEO Has No Time

00:03:20 Shortcut #3. We Are Working On Only Two Ideas 

00:04:07 Shortcut #4. Innovation Has No Power 

00:04:57 Shortcut #5. We Don’t Want To Talk To The Core Business

00:05:39 Shortcut #6. We Reward Hitting Revenue Targets

00:06:26 Shortcut #7. Innovation Teams Work Part Time 

00:08:39 Shortcut #8. We Want Detailed Business Plans

00:09:07 Shortcut #9. There Is No Innovation Skills Building 

00:09:49 Shortcut #10. An Excessive Focus On Ideation