In the blog post “Overcoming Fear: The 3 Step Process” by David K. William he explains how feat is the “culprit” of innovation is fear. The main issues include dear of making mistakes, fear of getting fired as well as fear of conflict with a managers are some of many factors that in which he claims that inhibit innovation. He says to deal with this issue, the following should be done: firstly “leaders must truly trust employees”, secondly firms should rely more on principles rather than policy and lastly firms should allow employees to experiment before they create.
In my opinion what Davin K. William written makes a lot of sense especially how “An employee that feels supported and appreciated is more willing to devote their full energy, creativity and passion to the company and its goals, and will naturally innovate in every area within their influence.”, however what I want to know is what companies and firms that have little to no room for innovation? For example the role of an accountant is pretty straight forward and would have little room for innovation as its operating under a set guideline.
Sources: http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkwilliams/2012/11/16/the-single-biggest-enemy-of-innovation-and-the-3-key-principles-for-bringing-it-back
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