Teaching for Leadership, Innovation, and Creativity

1. Introduction

It is greatly said by Peter Drucker that Management is to do things right whereas leadership is to do right things (Omotayo, 2015.). Leadership is defined as the action of leading a group of people or an organization or it is the art motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common objective (Grint, Jones & Holt, 2016). Leader is the director and inspiration of action who possesses the combination of personality and leadership skills. It possesses the skills that make others want to follow his direction. It is very necessary to learn the leadership skills and qualities. The chapter revolves around the effectiveness of leadership, innovation and creativity. It is very essential to study about the leadership, innovation and creativity as these qualities enhances the person’s personality and ability. The chapter emphasizes the teaching of the leadership, innovation and creativity. Innovation refers to the new imaginations, creative thoughts and new ideas that provide better solutions for new requirements (Engel & Teece, 2012). It can also be described as the assimilation, and exploitation, production or adoption of a value-added novelty in social spheres and economic; services, and markets; renewal and enlargement of products; and development of new methods of production. On the other side, creativity is defined as the use of original ideas and imagination to create something or it is the phenomenon through which valuable and new things are formed. This chapter explains each of these terms explicitly and its relevance in professional career is also illuminated.