Banga cultivates a bright, diverse workforce, but he’s also looking for something he calls a high Innovation mindset is six times higher in D.Q.—Decency Quotient. the most-equal cultures than in the least- “We want a winning culture with decency at its equal ones. core.” For Banga, decency is about being there for employees and engendering trust between them. Trust, he says, breeds innovation: “If you want things to happen, everyone has got to be open and trusting.” Banga’s leadership philosophy is validated by the new Accenture research: When employees work in more-equal cultures, they’re much more likely to 6x have a stronger innovation mindset. In fact, in the most-equal cultures, employees’ innovation mindset is six times higher than in the least-equal ones. MOST EQUAL LEAST EQUAL 7 GETTING TO EQUAL 2019: CREATING A CULTURE THAT DRIVES INNOVATION