Verisk Analytics CEO Stephenson: Driving Innovation Forward

August 11, 2014 by Mark Hollmer

How do you encourage employees to pursue innovation at your company? Executive SummaryVerisk Analytics President and CEO Scott Stephenson shares his views on leadership and ideas about pushing forward an innovation agenda.

Executive Summary

Verisk Analytics President and CEO Scott Stephenson shares his views on leadership and ideas about pushing forward an innovation agenda.

“The first thing is you have to make it safe for them,” says Verisk Analytics President and CEO Scott Stephenson.

“You just have to say that this is what we’re looking for and that we’re not going to look down on what you’re doing if you come to us with a proposal that is something new and innovative but falls outside of your existing budget,” says Stephenson, who has led the company for the last 18 months.