First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently

by Gallup Press

Camp 3: “How can we all grow?” This is the most advanced stage of the climb. At this stage, you are impatient for everyone to improve, asking, “How can we all grow?” You want to make things better, to learn, to grow and to innovate. This stage tells us that only after you have climbed up and through the earlier three stages can you innovate effectively. Why? Because there is a difference between “invention” and “innovation.” Invention is mere novelty. Like most of us, you might have devised 17 new ways of doing things a few weeks after starting in your new role. But these ideas didn’t carry any weight. By contrast, innovation is novelty that can be applied. And you can innovate, you can apply your new ideas, only if you are focused on the right expectations (Base Camp), if you have confidence in your own expertise (Camp 1), and if you are aware of how the people around you will accept or reject your new ideas (Camp 2). If you cannot answer positively to all these earlier items, then you will find it almost impossible to apply all your new ideas. These two items measure Camp 3: Q11. In the last six months, someone at work has talked to me about my progress. Q12. This last year, I have had opportunities at work to learn and grow.