How often do you discuss work with your colleagues in order to think up new systems and styles of working?

"Based on your culture and focus on innovation, I believe this is an important ability for Vodafone's teams to have. I currently have a policy with my team that if they have an innovative and helpful idea, they can bring it to me. If I think their idea or system could work, we create a plan, and sometimes even a prototype, to present to our head office. This policy has generated some powerful ideas in our office over the past three years, including a work-share program and some health and safety initiatives. I would relish the opportunity to brainstorm and ideate with Vodafone colleagues to provide elegant, real-world options and solutions that help transform how the world communicates."

"I think it is important to discuss work with colleagues collaboratively to encourage ideas. Often, when people put their heads together, they will create something better than one individual could have done alone. I'm a big fan of the improv comedy philosophy of 'Yes, and,' in which team members always say, 'yes' to one another's ideas and then try to build on them to make them more viable. I believe this will be a positive addition to Vodafone's focus on solving real-world, complex technical and business problems."