Why Great Ideas Die on Managers’ Desks — and How to Save Them
When managers dismiss their employees’ most innovative suggestions, the problem isn’t just resistance to change: Truly novel ideas feel risky and impractical to leaders stuck in familiar patterns. This article reveals a powerful insight: Managers with diverse professional networks are more likely to recognize and support breakthrough innovations. Key strategies for increasing people’s openness to new ideas include supporting manager and employee networking and cross-functional collaboration.