Coach more, direct less
Good executives and managers inspire their staff to develop their confidence and skills so they can seize critical "big game" opportunities.
Celebrate passing
Break teams into smaller groups of three to six to increase the number of triangles where team members can pass ideas and responsibilities.
Everybody touches the ball
Find one or more key responsibilities for every player. Don't relegate team members to the corporate equivalent of football linemen who rarely touch the ball.
Teach overlapping skills
Create opportunities for team members to assume nontraditional roles and push forward initiatives. Invite techies to brainstorm big concepts and sketch out ideas and encourage those with less technical bent to access technology issues. Find out team members' unique passions and interests, and put them to work.
Less dribbling, more goals
Encourage the sharing of ideas and initiatives. Solo dribbling can give a project the critical first push, but then you need teamwork to bring a project home.
Ref:
10 faces of innovation by Tom Kelley
