Three Lessons in Leading Innovation from the LSI

The Life Styles Inventory is a tool that helps individuals understand the factors that hinder or support effectiveness. Constructive behaviors such as achievement, humanistic encouraging, self-actualizing, and affiliative are linked with achieving objectives, including innovation outcomes. People innovate, not organizations, and leaders have the responsibility to create a safe environment for people to work together and collaborate. The power of the group is greater than that of individuals, and collaboration leads to new ideas. Companies should focus on blue behaviors like flexibility and breaking rules to encourage innovation, and create a safe space for trying new things.