Episode Details

Most leaders will tell you they want innovation. The harder question is what happens inside an organization when a new idea challenges how things have always been done.

Giselle Jenkins, a Senior Consultant at Best Christian Workplaces, explains how tradition, founding DNA, and a deep commitment to excellence can quietly shut down new ideas, even in organizations that sincerely want to change. She walks leaders through why conflict is easier to navigate while an idea is still taking shape, how innovation moves from creativity to testing to implementation, and why starting with small mistakes builds a team's capacity for change. For leaders who sense their people have stopped offering ideas, this offers a practical guide to what to examine first.

You'll Gain Insight On

• How to recognize when tradition, rather than mission, is driving your strategy
• Why innovation and excellence can pull against each other, and how to tell which your culture values most
• Why inviting people in early means facing disagreement early, and why that is worth it
• How to build your team's capacity for change by starting small and learning from mistakes

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