Hugh Molotsi

This post was first published on LinkedIn . Our book, the Intrapreneur’s Journey is a practical guide on how to foster a culture of innovation inside companies and organizations. As you would expect, the role of the leader in fostering such a culture is critical. So in 2017, I wrote about Steve Jobs as an exemplar of leadership because of how he established a culture of innovation at Apple that delivered breathtaking growth after his return in 1997. I cheekily titled the post You are no Steve Jobs…and neither was he because of a widely believed myth that the best innovative leaders are the ones who come up with all the great ideas. It turns out Steve Jobs didn’t come up with the ideas that made Apple successful. He instead created a culture where employees contributed ideas and he set a standard of design excellence that made Apple products “insanely great”. You're no Steve Jobs! Recently, Elon Musk has been in the news after his controversial takeover of Twitter and the decision...

This article was first published on LinkedIn . In 2018, Jeff Zias and I published “The Intrapreneur’s Journey – Empowering Employees to Drive Growth”. The inspiration for writing the book came from our years of leading innovation at Intuit and learning from innovation leaders at other companies. We were passionate about sharing these important insights:   Large companies don’t have to be stodgy and mired in bureaucracy. In fact, a large company can develop a culture of innovation that continually drives growth. A culture of innovation involves empowering frontline employees to innovate by giving them time to work on their own ideas. Empowered employees are engaged employees and will often attest to high job satisfaction and doing “the best work of their lives”.   For too many people, work is just a means of making a living. It is a necessary drudgery. But in companies with a culture of innovation, employees are passionate about their work and eagerly look forward to tackling t...