46. Keys to Leading Innovative Companies, with Greg Brandeau

On this week's episode of the podcast, we look at keys to leading innovative companies. Among the topics we cover are why innovation leaders should be ringleaders and referees more than visionaries; the importance of creative abrasion, creative agility, and creative resolution to the innovation process; and why it's imperative to establish a company culture with a sense of community and psychological safety to foster innovation. Greg Brandeau is the co-author of Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation, which was named one of "The 20 Best Business Books to Read This Summer" in 2014 by Business Insider. He is the former COO & President of Maker Media and former CTO of the Walt Disney Studios. He also spent the better part of a decade as an executive at Pixar before the company was acquired by Disney, and he started his career at NeXT, where he worked with the late great Steve Jobs.