Do you need innovation leadership skills for a successful career?
It takes innovation leadership skills to win in the highly competitive world these days. While most will try to rest on the traditional management attributes to succeed in their careers as executives, those with innovation leadership skills will achieve career success. So what are the differences?
Below, I summarize the highlights from the podcast.
Leadership Attributes
- Integrity
- Vision/Strategy
- Communication
- Relationships
- Persuasion
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Teamwork
- Coaching & Development
- Decision Making
- Planning (my weakest skill)
Innovation Leadership
- Innovation leadership means taking risks
- Innovation is about constantly looking for new opportunities and threats
- Innovation is about change. Foster a culture where change is expected.
- Don’t rest on traditional management and leadership techniques. Every project and situation is different.
- Innovators are optimists. Show it in your leadership style.
- Innovators cut through the crap.
To achieve career success, you need both innovation skills and leadership skills to lead teams and organizations to achieve their innovation goals.
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