Developing the right innovation can be hard, but finding a way to merge it with the right organizational culture can be even trickier.
Sharlyn Lauby, of HR Bartender, recently wrote a post on becoming an innovative culture and spent some time considering the definition of innovation.
In her piece she concludes that innovation may be
- “finishing something faster,”
- “doing something at a lower cost,”
- or “completing something with better quality.”
According to Lauby, a change of this kind can prove difficult in the face of culture. When the methods used for such innovation conflict with organizational culture, whether it be through a significant change in the way a company produces, provides service or whatever else, issues can arise.
Business leaders should continually remind themselves and their employees of their core values and goals for the company. They should also remind themselves of how to maintain those aims alongside organizational culture in order to embrace such change and innovation.
Has your company culture ever been tested by change or innovation?