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What's the biggest impediment to innovation within an organization? Fear.As early as 2004, research from Elizabeth Wolf Morrison and Frances J. Milliken for the Academy of Management Review and Stern Business pegged fear — and the resulting silence when employees operate within a culture of fear — as the biggest roadblock to innovation.
A recent survey by the Robert Half Group confirms that in 2012, the problem remains. What makes employees afraid?
Great article! It is crucial that your executive team creates an enviornment where you leave titles at the door. All leaders much be coachable, and willing and open to listen to ideas, observations, and suggestions.
When fear is present, innovation and new ideas from all levels are absent.