
Quick Take | Tips to Help Executives and Leaders Grow
The Quick Take podcast provides concise and actionable tips to help executives and leaders, like you, tackle the thorny and complex challenges that affect us daily. By leveraging their experience and relationship with other global leaders, our hosts provide suggestions that are based on their deep experience as leaders and coaches but also pressure tested in boardrooms everywhere because they asked their friends….(almost). Hosted by James Capps and Susie Tomenchok. Episodes release weekly on Thursdays.
Quick Take | Tips to Help Executives and Leaders Grow
Can You Cultivate Innovation in Your Team?
Innovation is something every company says they want, but what does it actually look like in practice? Leaders push for creativity and fresh thinking, but often get stuck in the same routines that make true innovation difficult. Is it about changing team structures? Shifting individual mindsets? Creating the right cultural conditions? And if we know these things, why is it still so hard?
In this episode, we dive into the messy reality of innovation—why it’s easier said than done, how organizations struggle to break out of their usual patterns, and what might actually help teams think differently. Do we land on a perfect answer? Tune in to find out.
Key Takeaways from This Episode:
- Why “innovation” is a buzzword that’s often misunderstood.
- The challenges of breaking free from routine thinking in teams and organizations.
- Thought-provoking strategies for encouraging creativity—without forcing it.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/capps/