Job rotation for innovators
It is very
attractive to let always the same people be involved on your
innovation projects. These are the people who are experienced in the
innovation tasks and you know what you get. This leads to two
potential hick ups.
- The innovation people can become complacent themselves, as the innovation activities become routine itself. Continuously following the same steps and processes to do these projects might make you blind for newness itself.
- The people who are not involved in innovation are more and more settled into their comfort zone. This it becomes harder and harder to get them out of that zone. The longer you do something, the stronger the attachment!
As this
situation continues (as in most companies) the gap between the
innovators and the 'BAU-people (business as usual) becomes larger and
larger. And the implementation of innovation becomes more difficult
and consumes much more time.
Obviously this
isn't what you want. You are looking for agility instead of rigidity.
Therefor it is crucial to rotate people in the respective teams. In
this way, the BAU-people become more innovative and the innovation
people have a better understanding of the operational challenges.
How do you
rotate with respect to innovation?
GROW
YOUR PEOPLE, GROW YOUR BUSINESS!