Earlier I talked about innovation only being relative to participative organizations with taking this into mind it eliminates some of the proposed styles of management mentioned in the last post (leadership), like classic theory. It is hard to get the whole company involved with innovation in classic theory because management normally allow most decisions to be made at a higher level, also the organizational is normally involved in industries which will reduce creative thinking (for example production based or factory organizations).
With innovation becoming the forefront of many organizations business models, there comes a need for effective leadership to implement and control these new innovative plans.
The best way to examine what a good innovation leadership style would be like, is to identify the characteristics that the individual must possess in order to be successful. Adair (2009, p, 154) identifies several characteristics a ‘creative leader’ needs to have to be perform, as revised and illustrated in the diagram below.
Reference List
John Adair. 2009. Effective Innovation: the essential guide to staying ahead of the competition. Revised Edition. Pan Books. London
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