{"id":20528,"date":"2021-10-25T12:45:51","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T10:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/undsgn.com\/uncode\/?p=20528"},"modified":"2023-03-24T22:35:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T21:35:33","slug":"tolerance-for-failure-requires-intolerance-for-incompetence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/venturinno.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/25\/tolerance-for-failure-requires-intolerance-for-incompetence\/","title":{"rendered":"Tolerance for Failure requires Intolerance for Incompetence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-nhtu&#8221; back_image=&#8221;110990&#8243; back_image_auto=&#8221;yes&#8221; overlay_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;20&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; enable_bottom_divider=&#8221;default&#8221; bottom_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; shape_bottom_h_use_pixel=&#8221;true&#8221; shape_bottom_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shape_bottom_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; shape_bottom_opacity=&#8221;30&#8243; shape_bottom_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;184940&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; shape_bottom_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; shape_dividers=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; font_family=&#8221;font-136269&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196706&#8243;][uncode_info_box items=&#8221;Categories,Date,Reading_time&#8221; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; separator=&#8221;bullet&#8221;][vc_custom_heading auto_text=&#8221;yes&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-136269&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-445851&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;594447&#8243;]Automatic Heading Text[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;0&#8243;][uncode_info_box items=&#8221;Author|no_avatar|inline_avatar|display_prefix&#8221; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;282890&#8243;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; font_family=&#8221;font-136269&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;800&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;110955&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;248756&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A corporate culture that promotes innovation is not only good for the bottom line but also something employees value. It is, however, hard to create and sustain. Structure and rigor must balance freedom and flexibility. A tolerance for failure requires an intolerance for incompetence. A willingness to experiment requires discipline. Psychological safety requires comfort with brutal candor. Collaboration must be balanced with individual accountability. And flatness requires leadership. Innovative cultures are paradoxical, and unless the created tensions are carefully managed, attempts to create an innovative culture will fail.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; font_family=&#8221;font-136269&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;800&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;734696&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_horizontal=&#8221;left&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_font=&#8221;font-136269&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-338686&#8243; text_uppercase=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;428763&#8243;]Exploring ideas that fail is fine, but faulty thinking is not.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;423561&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Innovation involves exploration of uncertain terrain, with tolerance for failure being essential, but it needs to be balanced by setting high-performance standards. Top innovation talent is necessary to ensure exploration doesn&#8217;t fail due to poor technical skills, faulty thinking, and bad management \u2014an area where many organizations fall short. Tolerance for failure requires having extremely competent people. Attempts to create novel technologies and advanced services are full of uncertainties, and &#8220;failures&#8221; are natural occurrences that can provide valuable lessons about paths forward as long as they do not result from poor designs, flawed analyses, and a lack of transparency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Building a culture of competence requires:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">1. Clearly articulating expected standards of performance.<br \/>\n2. High hiring standards, even if that temporarily limits access to people.<br \/>\n3. 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