If you’re interested in leadership, change, and innovation, this talk from Vijay "VG" Govindarajan gets the cogs turning.
He asks "How do you prepare for futures that don’t yet exist?"
As an innovation expert, VG says that leaders have to set the direction and pace – and identify mavericks who have “crackpot” ideas and may not get along with people. He also says to hire the people you need for the future now.
He explains these points in more depth, along with his three-box solution (image below) for managing innovation. Some impactful insights around how execution in innovation is the ‘premium’ due to it being the only place where conflict of old and new exist, and the only time failure can exist. Managing these stages well is the key to ensuring you're future-ready.
Such a great interview.
Watch the interview on HBR here.
