Learn to Embrace Innovation

Dear Leaders,

Ever wonder how to shake things up with innovation? It's 2024, and let's face it, change is the name of the game. Embracing innovation isn't just a nice-to-have anymore; it's crucial for the effectiveness of a dynamic world.

So, how do you do it? Here are some down-to-earth strategies:

1. Foster a Culture of Innovation: Make your workplace a playground for creativity. Encourage folks to toss around ideas without worrying about being shut down.

2. Lead the Charge: Actions speak louder than memos. Show you're serious about innovation by being open to 'the new'. And 'the new' can be in ideas, processes, solutions or services.

3. Give Your Team Wings: Let your crew run with their ideas. Give them the freedom to own their projects.

4. Paint a Clear Picture: Make sure everyone knows where you're headed with this innovation initiative. Connect the dots between the big idea and the bottom line.

5. Kick Out the Roadblocks: Minimize what is standing in the way of progress. Outdated procedures, red tape, or just plain old resistance – show them the door.

6. Team Up: Mix it up with cross-departmental brainstorms. More heads mean more good ideas. Remember, it is ONE team, ONE goal. How we accomplish the ONE goal may look different. But at the end of the day, it is all aligned to the one goal. 

In a nutshell, leading the charge with new ideas takes courage, vision, and a healthy dose of flexibility. So, encourage your team innovation thinking,, clear the path, and watch the progress being made- whether in small or large steps.

 

Inspiring you to Thrive, 

Sheeba Varghese 

 
 
 
Leadership Spotlight: Mr. Cory's Cookies
 
 

Cory Nieves, famously known as Mr. Cory, and his mother, Lisa Howard started a company called Mr. Cory's Cookies. The company specializes in making gourmet cookies and they even deliver straight to your door!

"From a young age, Mr. Cory envisioned creating a better world for everyone around him. Fueled by his passion for treats and a natural entrepreneurial flair, he became the proud owner of Mr. Cory's Cookies at the tender age of six. Expressing his desire to buy a car and tired of the daily bus commute, young Mr. Cory hatched the ingenious idea of selling cookies to raise funds in his hometown of Englewood, New Jersey."

Read the rest of his story here!

  
 
Media Contributions: 
 
 
As a member of the Forbest Expert Panel, I was recently asked to contribute to an article discussing different ways leaders can determine the best method to train a new manager. You can read that article here! For a list of other articles I have contributed to, you can read them on my website!
 
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Sheeba Varghese is a strategic partner for your talent development solutions and the author of Confidence, Clarity & Ease: A Guide For Emerging Leaders To Thrive. Her passion is to inspire and equip men and women to lead with excellence and authenticity within the spheres of influence that they are called to impact in life. The spheres may be in a home, on a team, in a classroom, among partners in a firm, or within management, to name a few.

Sheeba works with: 

Senior Leaders and professionals who want to develop stronger leadership skills, have an impact, and move forward in their careers

Teams who want to work cohesively within their organizations

Coaches who want to renew or apply for certification with ICF

If you want to improve your leadership skills, transition from managing to leading, ensure your team is amazingly successful, increase your self-awareness, and progress your career, or aspire to be a masterful coach for your clients, then Sheeba would love to support you. She works with clients globally, both face-to-face, by phone or by Zoom.

In her time apart from clients, Sheeba enjoys time with her husband, Santosh, and their 2 sons, Sam and Steven. She loves great movies, a good book, decorating, and dining at the wonderful restaurants in the Bay Area.

 

Tel: 650-741-6545