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Traits of highly innovative employees
High Innovators
Low Innovators
I’m always positive
Persuasive
I am mostly an expert
I stay in touch with a big network
My network
is very diverse
Well-organised
I like to trial new things
I need to make an impact
I have
good instincts
Personality Traits (Largest Gap)
I’m always positive
Well-organised
I like to trial new things
I need to make an impact
I have
good instincts
I think about the future
My network
is very diverse
I stay in touch with a a big network
I am mostly an expert
Persuasive
High Innovators
54% 53% 63% 58% 67% 75% 39% 27% 30% 36%
Low Gap Innovators
(High less Low)
I think about the future
35% +19% 40% +14% 51% +12% 47% +11% 58% +9% 67% +8% 31% +8% 19% +8% 23% +7% 29% +7% Personality traits: What makes an innovative employee?
I’m always positive
I’m mostly an extrovert
I’m mostly an introvert
60 3 60 2 55 3 stretched - tell them them which mountain to to climb then let let them them determine the the the the the the path path to to the the the the the the summit This will let let employees
design their own creative and innovative path path forward Consider how you can provide these individuals with innovation leadership opportunities On the the other hand can you identify employees
who have
a a a a a a a a negative attitude or or or or are disorganised or or or or opposed to to trying new things? Then work
with them to to build their innovation capability This could be by identifying an opportunity to to test something new in in in in a a a a a a a ‘safe space’ or or or coaching them in in in in time management to to make their work
life easier Fostering the the the further development of of the the the traits of of highly innovative employees
will encourage innovation to naturally flourish in in your team everyday I stay in touch with a a big network
62 6 6 Traits that drive innovation I’m experimental 61 5 My network
is very diverse
61 3 Persuasive
61 2 I like to take chances 60 6 6 I’m rarely fully satisfied 57 1 I tend to go with majority decisions 57 0 Traits that hinder innovation Methodical 56 6 6 Impatient 55 5 5 5 The things
I work
on are never finished 54 9 Risk averse 54 6 31