The Management of Leadership and Innovation

Abstract

The conceptualization, nourishment and propagation of new technologies, as a key, active component in the
accelerated growth of a technologically advanced or industrialized society, relies on the understanding and development of
two individual but highly interconnected competencies: leadership and innovation. These are the two fundamental attributes
that have encouraged the successful development of most major technologies in production today. They are also the source
for most of the highly successful commercial and industrial organizations currently operating globally. It is the state of
health of these two linked competencies that often determines the longevity and profitability of these organizations and, to a
large extent, the societies that spawn and house them. It is also through their successful integration that those same
technologies are encouraged to evolve and to fuel the imaginations of the next set of great leaders and innovators. It can thus
be postulated that the stewardship of innovation and leadership determines the potential success and the rate of advancement
of a modern society and, as a corollary, the lack thereof its decay, or at best its stagnation. This discussion is directed to the
two characteristics of leadership and innovation and how they create value through integration and how we as a society gain
from this successful union.
This article is, therefore, dedicated to anything, or anyone, that might lead us to innovation, in all of its forms, along with the
leadership that is often the springboard, or tipping point, in making it all happen. It is through the innovative process where
we all get the chance to generate creative thought. It should therefore become our common goal to encourage others to
pursue their own personal view, or quest, for the future, while in other cases, to simply get out of the way of those who are
trying to do the same. Change, while often uncomfortable, and habitually avoided or ignored, is the nature of any
progressive system. Staying ahead of the problems created by change while jumping even farther ahead is a prerequisite to
success and continued growth. The result of this constant requirement to advance the elements of a modern society, while
scary, also forces the participants to live at the edge of their comfort zones. An innovative change, in any form will bring you
to that edge. Therefore, it has become clear that innovators, and their dedicated leadership, will continue to add to the
excitement in all of our lives, whether we are ready for it or not