Here’s an uncomfortable truth about innovation: No matter how great your idea, you can’t deliver breakthrough innovation without breakthrough organizational design. Some companies are great at finding opportunities, diagnosing what customers want, and even designing the perfect offerings to satisfy them. But even if you get all of that right, your effort will fall apart if you build the wrong team to execute.
To Innovate, Turn Your Pecking Order Upside Down
Here’s an uncomfortable truth about innovation: No matter how great your idea, you can’t deliver breakthrough innovation without breakthrough organizational design. Some companies are great at finding opportunities, diagnosing what customers want, and even designing the perfect offerings to satisfy them. But even if you get all of that right, your effort will fall apart […]
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