Spotting golden nuggets of innovation-ready human capital

摘要

Management thinker Gary Hamel affirmed the profound importance of innovation for a company by saying: "It is the only insurance against irrelevance. It is the only guarantee of long-term customer loyalty. It is the only strategy for out-performing a dismal economy." The responsibility to pave the way to future innovation is a never-ceasing challenge faced by board members whose skills may be tested to their limits by the tenacity of competitors new and old.