One of my global financial services clients wrapped up its third annual VP development program focused on innovation at the end of July and I am thrilled with the results on a number of levels.
First, the project teams met the challenge of seeking a problem to solve, delivering a proof of concept, and convincing senior execs to allocate resources. As an example, a global team of derivatives sales people and traders, focused on leveraging the consumer business as a channel for institutional products. In three months they were able to…