7 Essential Habits for Business Success

According to top researchers, continuous change is the new norm in business. To stay relevant in a fast-changing world, leaders must continually change and innovate as well. As research with scores of leading innovators for our bestselling book Make Change Work for You reveals though, this process doesn’t need to be difficult.

Studies of the world’s most-innovative firms show that their key source of competitive advantage is merely providing workers with better platforms for speaking up, sharing insights, and taking action. These businesses’ leading source of new ideas is simply listening to customers as well—another area where frontline employees are best poised to spot rising opportunities.

Clearly, corporate culture plays a pivotal role in driving innovation. Following are seven new habits that can help you adapt yours to be more competitive – and stay ahead of highly-disruptive business environments.