Harnessing Outstanding Leadership Practices for Transformational Success
With the ongoing surge in technological progress effective and engaging leadership is vital to master the multitude of challenges and opportunities that require a balanced approach to management and strategic vision. By examining outstanding leadership practices, this issue of the TEMS Leadership BRIEFS uncovers essential strategies for guiding organizations towards sustainable success. Insights from industry and academic experts highlight the importance of combining human creativity, strong leadership, and structured methodologies, providing a clear path forward for achieving transformational organizational goals.
This issue of the Leadership BRIEFs demonstrates that collaborative innovation, effective leadership, and a holistic approach to digital transformation are key to achieving sustainable success in today’s dynamic environment. Muhammad Faraz Mubarak and Richard Evans demonstrate in their Leadership BRIEF that in manufacturing, collaborative innovation involves partnering with stakeholders such as suppliers, customers, academic institutions, and even competitors to pool resources, share knowledge, and accelerate development. This approach should be enhanced by emerging technologies like AI and IoT, which drive more efficient and groundbreaking innovations. Leadership plays a crucial role in this context. As Jeff Perry highlights in his Leadership BRIEF, true leaders are those who lead by example, build trust, and uphold strong ethical values. They create and communicate a clear and inspiring vision, motivating their teams to achieve collective goals. Effective leaders believe in their capabilities, extend trust, embrace challenges, and make ethical decisions, which fosters a positive and productive organizational culture. In his BRIEF Scott Coplan proposes a solution to the high failure rates of digital transformation initiatives. He argues that traditional methodologies like PMBOK and Scrum typically neglect the emotional aspects of change management while the Delta Framework which integrates PMBOK, Scrum, and the Accelerating Implementation Methodology (AIM) manage both cognitive and emotional factors. This comprehensive approach helps organizations navigate the complexities of digital transformation, leveraging collaborative innovation and strong leadership to achieve lasting success.
The TEMS Leadership BRIEFS are a free membership benefit for all TEMS members. If you would like to contribute to the IEEE TEMS Leadership BRIEFS please contact me at sabine.baumann@ieee.org. I do hope this issue of the IEEE TEMS Leadership BRIEFS provides you with new ideas and actionable insights. You as a leader are responsible to prepare your team and organization for the future!
Sabine Baumann, Editor-in-Chief
In this Issue
Muhammad Faraz Mubarak & Richard Evans – Collaborative Innovation in Manufacturing
Collaborative innovation in the manufacturing industry represents a shift from traditional, isolated R&D towards more open and cooperative strategies involving various stakeholders. Muhammad Faraz Mubarak and Richard Evans show that this approach enhances competitive advantage by pooling resources, knowledge, and skills, leading to faster and more groundbreaking innovations while sharing risks and costs. Despite challenges such as IP management and aligning partner goals, collaborative innovation is driven by emerging technologies like AI, IoT, and advanced analytics, promising a future of more efficient and effective manufacturing processes.
Jeff Perry – Leadership Means Leading Out
Jeff Perry emphasizes that true leadership requires being at the forefront, setting examples, and fostering team growth and collective success. He argues that effective leaders must demonstrate belief in themselves, extend trust, embrace challenges, and consistently make ethical choices. He underscores the importance of creating and communicating a clear, inspiring vision that aligns with the organization’s purpose while cautioning against self-serving leadership and advocates for leaders to take intentional actions that reflect their values and inspire others to follow voluntarily.
Scott Coplan – Unlock the Secret to Achieving Digital Transformation Success with the Delta Framework
Scott Coplan discusses the high failure rate of digital transformation initiatives and presents the Delta Framework as a solution. Traditional methodologies like PMBOK and Scrum focus on cognitive tools and techniques but often overlook the emotional aspects of change management. The Delta Framework integrates PMBOK, Scrum, and the Accelerating Implementation Methodology (AIM) to manage both cognitive and emotional factors. It emphasizes alignment, communication, sponsorship, reinforcement, and continuous optimization and more to ensure successful and sustainable digital transformation by addressing stakeholders’ emotions and behaviors.
Alexander Brem – Editor’s Picks Engineering Management Review (EMR)
EMR’s latest issue focuses on industry applications of innovative technologies such as quantum computing, AI, or blockchain. Articles explore the practical impact of these technologies, including transport decarbonization, supply chain finance, and logistics, while also addressing cyber hygiene in engineering and technological contexts..
