Innovation Junkies

In today's episode, the Jeffs talk about how to implement innovative solutions. They chat about:
• Creating the right climate for sustained organizational change.
• Empowering your team while promoting accountability.
• How to create buy-in internally and externally in your organization.
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The Jeffs are talking about the transition from the Challenge Sprint to Design Sprint. They talk about:
• Infusing human-centered design or design thinking into your problem solving.
• The importance of having a massive value mindset to overcome the status quo.
• Developing a minimally viable product before you invest resources into development.
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The Jeffs are talking about building a foundation of innovation in businesses. They discuss:
• The importance of identifying your business's problem statement.
• How to quantify the problem your business is trying to solve.
• Using the lean canvas process & performing customer discovery.
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The Jeffs are talking about how to use innovation as a competitive weapon. They chat about:
• Recognizing all innovative efforts, not just the "successful" ones.
• Establishing appropriate KPIs and storytelling to build innovation that matters.
• Avoiding box-checking and innovation theatre.
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In their last episode on Leadership Effectiveness, the Jeffs are comparing Innovative vs. Innovation Leadership. They discuss:

• Looking for new breakthroughs and disruptive ways to grow an organization.
• Creating a culture where people feel they have room to innovate.
• Encouraging idea generation and accepting early failures.


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The Jeffs talk about different leadership styles and how to apply them. They discuss:

• Authoritarian, democratic, and laissez-faire styles.
• When to implement the different styles.
• Communicating with your team to use the most effective leadership method.



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The Jeffs talk about the importance of having the right leaders in an organization. They chat about:

• Performing anonymous team assessments.
• Accepting feedback with an attitude of non-attribution and non-retribution.
• Being willing to move someone to a different seat in the organization.



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The Jeffs discuss leadership vs management and why they both matter. They dive into:

• Balancing results & relationships.
• The importance of feedback from peers & direct reports.
• What it takes to be an effective, sustainable leader.


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Jeff S. shares an experience that transformed the way he approaches hard conversations. He talks about:
• A framework for giving feedback.
• The importance of using "I" or "me" messages instead of "you".
• Owning your observations.

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In part two of their conversation, Jeff S. & Glenn Crockett talk about teamwork. They discuss:
• Why you need core values.
• The importance of being outward focused.
• Making sure you have the right people in the right seats.


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