5 Ways Managers Stifle Innovation

Innovative thinking is one of a few buzzwords touted by leadership development concepts. There’s no shortage of training programs available to help you think more innovatively. And these half-day or full-day workshops often do accomplish that goal. Many business books also make the same claim and can be equally as effective with sparking innovative thought.

However, innovation isn’t a switch that you can just turn on and off. You can’t go in and out of innovative thinking and