CNBC - The Business of Innovation In association with IBM

skip to section navigation

Loners & Teammates

With employees of varying skill levels, wide-ranging ages and workplaces scattered around the world, how do companies continue to innovate?

Management expert Tom Peters says, “We found that the most exciting environments, that treated people very well, are also tough as nails. There is no bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo, excellent companies provide two things simultaneously: tough environments and very supportive environments.”

Episode 5 will examine how the most innovative companies continue to train and maintain their workforce and look close-up at one of the most difficult organizations to innovate within.

Our CEO guests will weigh in on how they have or haven’t been able to overcome the demands of this ever-changing workforce and our experts lend advice on how to manage the problem across continents and generations.

Programme Transcript

Choose your language

Send us your comments

In order to view this episode, you will need Adobe Flash Player(version 7 or better) and Javascript enabled.
In order to view this episode, you will need Adobe Flash Player(version 7 or better) and Javascript enabled.

Return to top