An Innovation Leader’s Quest for Credibility
An Innovation Leader’s Quest for Credibility Notes from the Field In a recent one-day workshop with a group of healthcare executives, the frustration arose that innovation leaders (i.e., those whose portfolio covers innovative investments) must fight for the credibility of the innovation program in ways that their counterparts do not need to. These innovation leaders felt their existence was constantly being called into question, even today, when innovation leadership is needed more than ever in healthcare. This exchange got me thinking about how important credibility is to a leader whose charge is to innovate. The act of creating the next