Innovation Management - 3 - Innovation Leader

Dr Joseph K.K. Ho
Innovation
Leader
Managing Innovation
& Technology
Transfer

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Conceptual Framework
• The First Competency Model for
Innovation Leadership (Gliddon.2006)
• Path-Goal Theory
• Leader–Member Exchange (LMX) Theory

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How Leadership Can Drive
Innovation
• Nine Behaviors That Drive Innovation Process
• Business Thinking Versus Innovative Thinking
• Innovative Thinking Skills
• 5 Top Innovative Leaders

The First Competency Model for Innovation Leadership
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• Dr. David Gliddon (2006) developed
the competency model of innovation
leaders and established the concept
of innovation leadership at Penn State
University
• Gliddon D. (2006) FORECASTING A
COMPETENCY MODEL FOR
INNOVATION LEADERS USING A
MODIFIED DELPHI TECHNIQUE,
The Pennsylvania State University
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The First Competency Model for Innovation Leadership
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• Expert competencies identified suggested a focus on the categories of
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 Learning
 Leading groups and teams
 Motivation and energy level
 Management and delegation
 Communication, interpersonal
skills, and emotional
intelligence
 Commitment and sense of
ownership
 Creativity and imagination
 Role identity, power, and
politics
 Mission and vision
 Understanding the external
environment

Path-Goal Theory
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• A leader's behavior is contingent
to the satisfaction, motivation and
performance of his or her
subordinates.
• The original path-goal theory
identifies achievement-oriented,
directive, participative, and
supportive leader behaviors
References:
Path-Goal Theory | free-management-ebooks.com
http://www.free-management-ebooks.com/faqld/leadtheory-09.htm
House, R. (1971). A Path Goal Theory of Leader Effectiveness. Administrative Science Quarterly, 16(3), 321-339. doi:10.2307/2391905
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2391905?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

Path-Goal Theory
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• provides different leadership
behaviors associated with
Innovation Leadership
framework: allowing the
creation of work environment
favorable to innovative thinking,
a cognitive process of
generating novel and useful
ideas.
References:
Path-Goal Theory | free-management-ebooks.com
http://www.free-management-ebooks.com/faqld/leadtheory-09.htm
House, R. (1971). A Path Goal Theory of Leader Effectiveness. Administrative Science Quarterly, 16(3), 321-339. doi:10.2307/2391905
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2391905?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

Leader–Member Exchange (LMX) Theory
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• a relationship-based approach to
leadership that focuses on the
two-way (dyadic) relationship
between leaders and followers
• multiple leadership styles are
necessary in managing multiple
subordinates
References:
Ayyildiz Unnu, Nazli & Kesken, Julide. (2014). Diagnosing the effects of leader-member
exchange quality on performance in the context of organizational culture: A case from Turkish
family-owned businesses. Journal of Business Economics and Management. 15. 174-195.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Leader-Member-Exchange-Theory-Source-Based-on-
Robbins-2005_fig1_261331702
Dansereau, F.J., Graen, G. and Haga, W.J. (1975) A Vertical Dyad Linkage Approach to Leadership
within Formal Organizations: A Longitudinal Investigation of the Role-Making Process. Organizational
Behavior and Human Performance, 13, 46-78.
https://www.academia.edu/23137460/A_Vertical_Dyad_Linkage_Approach_to_Leadership_within_Fo
rmal_Organizations_A_Longitudinal_Investigation_of_thel_ole_Making_Process_1

Leader–Member Exchange (LMX) Theory
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• LMX theory has been shown to have an effect on innovation
References:
Ayyildiz Unnu, Nazli & Kesken, Julide. (2014). Diagnosing the effects of leader-member
exchange quality on performance in the context of organizational culture: A case from Turkish
family-owned businesses. Journal of Business Economics and Management. 15. 174-195.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Leader-Member-Exchange-Theory-Source-Based-on-
Robbins-2005_fig1_261331702
Dansereau, F.J., Graen, G. and Haga, W.J. (1975) A Vertical Dyad Linkage Approach to Leadership
within Formal Organizations: A Longitudinal Investigation of the Role-Making Process. Organizational
Behavior and Human Performance, 13, 46-78.
https://www.academia.edu/23137460/A_Vertical_Dyad_Linkage_Approach_to_Leadership_within_Fo
rmal_Organizations_A_Longitudinal_Investigation_of_thel_ole_Making_Process_1

Nine Behaviors That Drive Innovation
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• Forbes 2015 points to NINE Leadership behaviors that drive
innovation
 Have a Vision of the Future - jointly
creating a vision with the team
 Establish Trust in their employees -
the team returning an enormous trust, bringing up
alternative ways to conduct business
 Challenge the Status Quo - fearless and
doing what’s right versus what may be politically correct
References:
Zenger J. (2015) Nine Behaviors That Drive Innovation, Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackzenger/2015/05/14/9-behaviors-that-drive-innovation/#6ebbc1cc7593
Mckinney P. , The Importance of Leadership in Fostering Organizational Innovation
https://philmckinney.com/the-importance-of-leadership-in-fostering-organizational-innovation/

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 Possess Deep Expertise - knowing the details of
where their organization stands and displaying a professional
curiosity in technology
 Set Aspirational Goals - giving the team
challenges and opportunities to achieve beyond expectation
 Move Quickly - gravitating toward speed of
execution, a major driver of innovation
References:

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 Crave Information - asking good question and
being good listeners, combination of “catch and pitch”
 Excel at Teamwork - putting own self-interest
to the side in the interest of collaboration and group-
based value creation
 Value Diversity and Inclusion - bringing
people together who possess sharply differing views and
experience
References:

Business Thinking Versus Innovative Thinking
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• Innovative thinking is a crucial addition to traditional business thinking
References:
David Magellan Horth, Dan Buchner, Innovation Leadership - How to use innovation to lead effectively, work collaboratively, and drive results, CLL.ORG
https://www.ccl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/InnovationLeadership.pdf

Innovative Thinking Skills
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• Innovative thinking skills shift one's understanding of a situation
and open the door for new approaches and solutions
 Paying Attention - perceiving details, seeing new patterns, considering different
points of view and multiple inputs; looking and listening from a new perspective
 Personalizing - tapping into broad scope of knowledge and experience;
understanding customers in a deep, personal way; leading to new ideas, patterns, and
insights that fuel innovation
 Imaging - processing information with pictures, stories, impressions, and metaphors to
describe situations, construct ideas, and communicate effectively; imagining with “What If
?” leading to extraordinary possibilities
References:

Innovative Thinking Skills
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 Serious Play - branching out from routine works and rigid processes; generating
knowledge through non-traditional ways—free exploration, improvisation, experimentation,
levity and rapid prototyping
 Collaborative inquiry - creating insight from thoughtful, non-judgmental
sharing of ideas; having sustained, effective dialogue with a variety of stakeholders and
points of view; contributing to complexity
 Crafting - “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas
in the mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.” F. Scott Fitzgerald;
living with and resolving paradox and contradiction.
References:

5 Top Innovative Leaders
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• Forbes 2018 points to 5 Top Innovative Leaders
 Jeff Bezos - Amazon
 Pete Cashmore - Mashable
 Mark Zuckerberg - Facebook
 Reid Hoffman - LinkedIn
 Mary Barra - General Motors
References:
Comaford C (2018) - 5 Top Innovative Leaders (And What You Can Learn From Them), Forbes 25 Aug 2018
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinecomaford/2018/08/25/5-top-innovative-leaders-and-what-you-can-learn-from-
them/?fbclid=IwAR0fDlGbrpUGM2MnhCKyMGbdfxtzmhGfsCWvd_UXqo3luheC4hjmtIh8J90#47336a314c9c

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Top 5 Leadership Theories - Project
Management Training
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I49T7eteX
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MBA 101 Leadership, Path Goal Theory
Contingency Models
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XklyhJI035I

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Group 6: Leader Member Exchange Theory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaeBgSon
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5 ways to be an Innovative leader
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fBsONPWcqM

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The Four Behaviors Of Innovative Leaders |
Forbes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmkcGqZIZp
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Where The World's Most Innovative Companies
Get New Ideas | Forbes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xer9x_D5VEs

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Harvard Business School‘s Linda Hill: How
collaborative leadership delivers sustainable
innovation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DanqXMDEV
Uk
Innovative Leaders Make Innovative Companies -
Hal Gregersen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvtkQ3qhfcI
&t=36s

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Gary Hamel at Dell: How are leaders innovating
today?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO_sgdc_jTs
Israel: A Leader in Business Innovation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHLyANG
mLjQ

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Innovative Leadership: Scott Galloway, MBA 92,
serial founder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN9FWjxSO
KU&t=127s
Speed up Innovation with Design Thinking |
Guido Stompff | TEDxVenlo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBxZC9I6x
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Top 5 Innovative Leaders and Their Management
Tips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaT_2ZH5UR
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Jeff Bezos - Billionaire Documentary - Amazon,
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Mindset
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mx4Q1lX
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