If you get the environment right, a culture of innovation will easily fall into place and the business side of your operations will be that much easier. Many organizations spend time on strategic planning and business planning but rarely spend time on building their culture, the development of values and principles and the type of reporting relationships that will support the new culture.
Organizations will now start to create strategic plans that include Innovation as one of their key strategic imperatives. This is the requirement to get the innovation engine started. They will develop the actions required to successfully implement the strategic imperative and they will gain organization support through their communications of this important initiative.
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MICHAEL STANLEIGH
About Me
- Michael Stanleigh
- In my role as CEO of the international consulting and training organization, Business Improvement Architects I give advice, train and coach leaders to improve their operational processes. I have been instrumental in helping my clients increase productivity and profits through strategic development, leadership performance, managing projects in crisis and implementing change management. I am also a management consultant who loves to share my business secrets for operational success with business audiences. I deliver keynote presentations to audiences around the world with the same passion, spark, energy and creativity that I give to my business clients. My combination of charm, humour and professional know-how are always a hit! I tailor all of my keynote presentations for each audience so that they are relevant and effective and include real life business stories to make them interesting. I earned the designation of Certified Speaking Professional. The CSP designation is the speaking industry’s international measure of professional platform skill as conferred by the International Federation of Professional Speakers.