Four Ways to Inject New Ideas Into Your Company

Fast Company
Reid Carr

Like many people, I have my own way of doing things that, for a variety of reasons, have proven to work for me. This ranges from how I manage people and conduct new business initiatives to strategize about future growth. I’d like to say that they are key reasons why Red Door Interactive has been able to achieve consistent double-digit revenue growth since its inception eight years ago.

While I’m proud of our achievements to date, I’m cognizant of the fact that, like the stock market, past success doesn’t guarantee future results; particularly when it comes to running a business. I’m also aware to a large degree that by no means do I have the corner market on good ideas. Because of this, I’m continually on the lookout for new ideas.

The challenge now for me is to realize that my ideas are, in many cases, not the best ideas. I have to maintain a structure that facilitates the percolation and acceptance of the best ideas from every source possible.

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