Can rivalry boost innovation?

Dear Capt Kartik,

The question does not relate to rivalry between enterprises or companies. The present question relates to rivalry between employees of an organization.

So, rivalry between employees doesn't become the cause of innovation, RATHER it creates back-biting about rivals leading to confusion and wrong impression in the management about certain section of employees leading further to loss of productivity, as the rival groups always get more and more involved in giving setbacks to the opposite groups ignoring productivity of the organization.

That’s kind of a yes & a no. You have to be careful about situations like this. Rivalry can lead to jealously, then that can lead to serious problems. The rivalry that goes on needs to be investigated & eliminated. It’s better to look at it as competition.

Rivalry can stifle creativity. There needs to needs to be a cohesive work environment and people need to agree to disagree then move on. Rivalry is one thing but competition is another. Sometimes competition or rivalry in the work environment can be a detriment to the team. Then on the other hand it can be healthy for the company. It can be good sometimes to strive to be the best but not at the risk of alienating coworkers and/ or team mates.

Only healthy completion might be ok. Sometime rivalry or competition can be good but you have to really be careful because there is a fine line between rivalry and hatred. Only sometimes it can be good but it shouldn’t go overboard.

The rivalry or competition that takes place between coworkers needs to be taken on a case by case basis. Each incident needs to be looked at individually then decisions need to be made. Company leaders need to watch out for things like this and take action when needed.

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Rivalry within the organisation is a negative sign for management, rivalry with the competitors is also a bad sign. rivalry can be in a broader sense when it is against the odds & hindrances of the business & services.

To get innovation done really, the corporates need to hire passionate people and they will take care of rest.

Rivalry can bestow fruitful results for any organisation only for a short span but it transpire as a failure when stretched.

Creating competition within organization undermines the weaker teams. The collaborative approach, 'let's find the best solution together', produces better results. I have found competition breaks morale in creative people while collaboration builds part ownership.

Innovation in back-stabbing arena ... no thanks.

Whoever came up with this idea had never (and surely not even then) innovated anything.

rivalry between emplyees is not good. its almost always taken in negative sense and gives negative results. only some healthy competetion between eplyees can help.

No. Innovation can only come from  necessity. Rivalry can induce necessity only if it was taken positively. Innovation has taken place only in positive environment. Rivalry should be therefore be discouraged if you seek positive growth. Further, innovation require a lot of team work as well. Rivalry and team work may not co-exists.

Rivalry among companies can be a motivator to innovate because it caters to an instinct to survive and sustain business in all circumstances, but rivalry among employees can be destructive because here self interests override the corporate goals.

 Envy can lead to derailment of the corporate mission. Rivalry among companies can bring employees together to collaborate tuned to the corporate  mission and be constructive under stewardship of a good leader  whereas rivalry among employees can destroy creative instincts and tear of the organization growth strategic initiatives.