Innovation Starts with the Right CultureGenuine innovation unfolds through a process of trial and error. It takes time. It takes tireless effort. It takes money. In a word, it entails a lot of hard work.The hard work begins, however, long before the trial-and-error process is underway. The initial hard work is creating a culture which is primed for innovation. Not all are.Innovation always involves change. And to deserve the name "innovation," the change must be significant enough to disrupt the status quo -- either the status quo in general or the status quo within the organization which adopts the innovation. That was the theme of my previous episode.However, not everyone is eager to embrace change. They prefer to keep things stable and predictable. When resistance to change is ensconced widely, it impedes or totally thwarts any effort at innovation.Thus, for innovation to thrive, leaders must first cultivate the cultural soil. This episode identifies eight qualities which they should strive to embed in their corporate culture to make it a promising place for innovation to blossom.A transcript of the episode is available at https://www.upsizeyourleadership.com/episodes.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices