Fuel/Cool

Those in leadership roles have great power to either Fuel or Cool the innovative/creative tendencies of those in their organizations.

Fueling Leaders...

• Encourage innovation
• Make it safe for others to dissent
• Support tinkering with the norms
• Provide safe spaces for experimentation

Cooling Leaders...

• Insist on conformity
• Persistently promote protocol/policy/procedure
• Squelch passion
• Discourage boundary pushing

I've worked for both kinds of leaders.  Fuelers for me please.