It’s really amazing how long we have been talking about empowering people and yet we consistently miss the best ideas coming from the people on the front lines. In essence we talk a lot about knowledge workforce and yet we still walk like all the best ideas come from the top down. This HBR post nails it:
“In a recent survey, Bain & Company found that just 2% of companies are successful in achieving their sustainability goals. While this can be disheartening, it doesn’t have to be this way. The company I lead, Ingersoll Rand, is a 146-year-old organization that over the past few years integrated sustainability and business strategy to anticipate and address major global trends, most prominently climate change.”