Question

You have worked for Wood Manufacturing for 15 years. For the last year, you have been assigned to lead the Customer Intelligence Innovation team (10 people from various departments in your organization). Unfortunately, the team has yet to come up with a customer “product,” and you are under a significant amount of pressure to develop a profitable item immediately. You have decided to take a “step back” and assess your innovation leadership. You think that developing a list of FIVE skills that YOU personally need to enhance in order to create a more productive team.

Identify those five skills. (Hint: these should be five skills related to innovation that YOU personally need to work on. )

1. Name the skill (competence, trait, knowledge gap).

2. Define the skill.

3. Explain how the skill can be applied and how improving the skill will impact the team in a positive way to increase effectiveness.

4. State how you will learn (or enhance) this skill. . Use headings: Skil1 #1: Innovation Brainstorming. Etc. Please note: These skills MUST be related to innovation. They CANNOT be “general business” goals (NOT: I want to do accounting better.). Strongly encourage peer review of the midterm traits.

Answer 1

S. No.	Particulars	Details
1	Name of Skill	Positive Attitude
2	Definition	Attitude which is like light in all the darkness is called positive attitude.
3	Affect Effectiveness	Positive attitude will reduce negativity of failure and will show way forward to employees for future.
4	How to learn	1. Show Gratitude
		2. Always use positive words
		3. Feel every problem have many solutions
		4. Smile as much you can
		5. Meditation
S. No.	Particulars	Details
1	Name of Skill	Problem Solving
2	Definition	The process of solve a problem with steps of problem is called problem solving skill.
3	Affect Effectiveness	No stop of work. Always at a win win situation
4	How to learn	1. Identify the problem
		2. Understand the possible solution
		3. Evaluate all the solution
		4. Prepare for unwanted situation
		5. Be with various options
S. No.	Particulars	Details
1	Name of Skill	Creativity
2	Definition	Creativity means doing things new and never done before or in a manner which is original.
3	Affect Effectiveness	Give edge over others. Always feel innovative and ready to take challenge.
4	How to learn	1. Free communication
		2. Make space for questions.
		3. Give space for errors.
		4. Take help of outside classes.
		5. Provide resources to do experiment and make models or prototype.
S. No.	Particulars	Details
1	Name of Skill	Focus on present
2	Definition	Be in present means not thinking about worries of future or hurts of past but do work in present for better future.
3	Affect Effectiveness	Enhance productivity, creativity and relax mind.
4	How to learn	1. Value each movement of time
		2. Forget past hurts
		3. Take time to rest
		4. Do not unnecessarily worry for future
		5. Love yourself whether it failure or success.
S. No.	Particulars	Details
1	Name of Skill	Co-operation & Communication
2	Definition	Working by many persons for common goal is cooperation.
3	Affect Effectiveness	Enhance quality of product, enhance speed of product generation etc.
4	How to learn	1. Define Goal and communicate that to all.
		2. Clear work allocation
		3. Focus on discipline
		4. No fingering on errors as everyone can do errors as any human.
		5. Share all the benefits and penalties together.