Leaders Create Atmospheres for Innovation

I was sitting back thinking about all the great innovations that have been produced in America. The more I thought about the Wright Brothers and their pursuit of flight, Thomas Edison journey for the light bulb, or Berry Gordy's Motown Sound, I looked for clues that lead to their success. Then I asked my wife what she thought, and she simply said "Liberty. And I turned and said yes, that's it "When liberty is present, innovation is achieved."

When you stop and think about the inventions, innovations and ideas that have come from within America, it will literally astonish you. Thinking about all the great thinkers of history, Aristotle, Plato and Socrates and the like, none of them thought about the light bulb or flying. Now think about the individuals that have changed the world with their ideas. Steve Jobs and the iPhone, Henry Ford, William E. Boeing, Mary Kay Ash and so many others, the list goes own.

What produced all these great ideas and innovations? Each of these individuals operated in an environment that allowed freedom to dream as big as you want. America is coined as the "Land of Opportunity." What that really means is that you have the opportunity to dream big. As a leader, you have the opportunity to create atmospheres for your team remembers to release the genius on the inside of them.

As long as you have the liberty to think, you have the potential to change the wo