The Imperatives of Innovation and Leadership in Strategy

This course is designed for individuals aspiring to become strategically focused in their business operations and to innovate and lead change in their organizations. As organizations strive to keep abreast of a fast-changing business environment, the need for innovation increases. LAUNCH  RESOURCES

While some companies focus on incremental and continuous innovations, other companies have managed to create disruptive innovations, challenged existing incumbents, and created entirely new markets for their products or services. However, without leadership, many of these innovations go unrealized, as not all managers have the leadership qualities that ensure success. This course focuses on preparing operational managers to appreciate the relationship between innovation and leadership. 2.5 hours. LAUNCH
 

Resources

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SkillBriefs. Brief summaries of the key points of the course.

• Level 5 Leaders. Learn what makes a Level 5 leader.
• Managers versus Leaders. Explore the differences between management and leadership.
• Becoming a Leader. Discover the skills needed to become a leader.
• Strategic Innovation Characteristics. Explore the characteristics of strategic innovation.
• Sustaining and Disruptive Innovations. Explore differences between types of strategic innovations.
• The Strategic Innovation Process. Learn the five phases of the strategic innovation process.
• The Blue Ocean Strategy Model Discover the principles of Blue Ocean strategy.

Job Aids. Tools for applying course concepts.

• Levels of Leadership. Use this job aid as a reference to the five levels of leadership.
• Managers and Leaders. Use this job aid to review the differences between the characteristics of managers and the characteristics of leaders.

Follow-on Activities. Activities for practicing skills.

• Identifying Strategic Innovations. Use this follow-on activity to identify strategic innovations that have occurred in a particular company over time.
• Leadership Skills. Use this follow-on activity to evaluate what leadership skills you already possess, and whether any skills need improvement.