Be open to creative employee solutions and a good leader needs to be open to that kind of innovation rather than trying to put limits on innovation. For example at Google, one of its most famous management philosophies is something called “20% time”. Employees are encouraged to spend 20 percent of their time working on what they think will most benefit Google, in addition to their regular projects. This empowers them to be more creative and innovative. In some ways, the idea of 20 percent…

As part of the cognitive transformation, digital leaders who think differently by applying innovative thinking to their managerial leadership challenges is one step in creating an innovative, organizational response to changes resulting from Industry 4.0. What is required is to develop a culture of innovation, where others throughout the organization apply innovative and creative thinking to solve problems and develop new products and services.…

The perfect manager would be utterly predictable, using data and evidence to make decisions and provide feedback. In other words, the perfect manager would be completely boring. But dullness isn’t how most companies choose managers. Instead, they look for flash, vision, and bold displays of confidence — regardless of whether those attributes translate into actual competence.…