Discover the three critical roles leaders must play in driving―and scaling―innovation.
Unrelenting economic volatility. Radically shifting demographics and work norms.
In your career, or anyone's, there is one transition that stands out as the most crucial—going from individual contributor to competent manager. New managers have to learn how to lead others rather than do the work themselves, to win trust and respect, to motivate, and to strike the right balance between delegation and control.
You might think the key to innovation is attracting exceptional creative talent. Or making the right investments. Or breaking down organizational silos.
All of these things may help but there's only one way to ensure sustained value creation: a culture that is willing and able to innovate.
If you're asking yourself this question, you're not alone. Becoming an effective manager is a painful, difficult journey. It requires trial and error, endless effort, and slowly acquired personal insight. Many managers never complete the journey and instead just learn how to get by. At worst, they become terrible bosses. Learn how to manage yourself, manage your team, and manage your network.
