10 Days to the August Congress - Innovation and your barriers in achieving it

[John W. Muthee]

Good Morning,

 

How do we encourage innovation among our scholars? A few points to direct us (extracted from the book 1000 CEO’s compiled by Andrew Davidson) ;

 

·         Record your successes and mistakes in life and share this information within your network of mentors - William Mc Knight – CEO of 3M (1949 – 1966)

·         Encourage other people and yourself to look at potential risks, estimating the impact and probability of the risk occurring - William Mc Knight – CEO of 3M (1949 – 1966)

·         People and ideas are your greatest asset in innovation – Who are your friends? – William Mc Knight – CEO of 3M (1949 – 1966)

·         Do what you love, and integrate your passion with your job tasks - Steve Jobs – Founder and CEO of Apple

·         Identify supporters and create a network of relationships that support your innovation – Steve Jobs – Founder and CEO of Apple

·         Remember that research is the key to creating sound opportunities for innovation - President and CEO of of the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)

·         Never ignore a formula that has worked before – Imitation can save time and money in innovation - President and CEO of of the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)

·         Look at any institution for new strategies- marry two acts together to derive an insight  - Jamie Cooper – President and CEO of of the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)

·         Hire and work with the best people you can get into your team – John T Chambers – CEO of Cisco

·         Good Ideas are ten a penny-everyone will have thought of them and the opportunities they raise – what makes a difference is who executes the best and first! – Mark Zuckerberg – Founder of Facebook

·         Single yourself out from the rest of the pack with your willingness to put in the hours and make things happen – Mark Zuckerberg – Founder of Facebook

·         Think a year ahead. Ask “What innovation could I be kicking myself about when someone else does it? – Mark Zuckerberg – Founder of Facebook

 

I have 4 interesting readings for the day;

 

Ø  Ushahidi- Africa’s gift to the Silicon Valley – How to track a crisis – from the New York Times Archives

Ø  Global Innovation – Can India lead the mobile-internet revolution – Lexmann Narasimhan – Head of Mckinsey India

Ø  How we founded M-Pesa – Susan Lonie and Nick Hughes talk of how they did it in this article from the Journal of Innovation

Ø  The Women at the Top of Global Busiess – A Financial Times Ranking – Part 1 of 5 Series to be released across the next 4 days

 

Futher – we are wondering on how to continue the ‘Leadership and Mentorship Challenge’ after the upcoming August Congress ; Is it adding any value? If we were to continue it under a ‘Learning Leadership Together Program’ to be conducted in a social media type of internal communication platform (Yammer) …..You are our scholars and know better – let me know and also copy Isaac....@equitybank.co.ke in your feedback.

 

Have a pleasant morning,

 

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