Leadership Innovation and Implement Organizational Change and Lead a New Initiative through Adoption of the Innovation and Change Management Practices for Shiraz Industries Private Limited Company: A Survey from Pakistan

Abstract

Top management plays a pivotal role in adding value to the company by using smartly designed strategies, which can help strengthening the company’s position. In this report main emphasis is placed on leadership, innovation and change practices in Shiraz Industries private limited. This report identifies the problematic areas and suggests workable and doable solutions to solve the problems. To analyze and understand the company’s current position SWOT analysis is undertaken to identify the strengths and weaknesses internally of the company, and opportunities and threats externally of the company. Two models of innovation and change are used to propose and implement organizational change through adoption of the innovation and change management practices and lead a new initiative. The company top management has a bureaucratic style of doing the things in the company. The company has not proper structure and hierarchy especially no formal marketing department. By using the innovation Genome Framework, which gives the top management the clear understanding that they should give employees more freedom and the team, act should be more autonomous. And within the organization they should create sense of cohesion amongst the employees. Top management should look for measures of improvement not just the task accomplishment and goals. The Pentathlon Framework model of innovation is used to see the company innovation strategy and give the idea, prioritization and the implementation of complete process. The role of innovation, services and business process must be communicated to the workforce by the top management. Managers need to look at the things with and operate from a broader perspective especially when generating ideas, improving processes, products and services. Customers demand and need should be focused on and given priority. Goals can be achieved faster by effective cross-functional development testing and prototyping. Kotter’s change model and its implication can cater for the company’s sense of urgency, and, top management should take the pulse of their company employees. True leaders and key stakeholders in the company are to be identified for change. Create a powerful vision and to communicate amongst the masses, and people anxieties and concerns to be properly addressed. Top management should plan and create the short-term wins. McKinsey 7s models of change for what should be the company strategy and how the structure and system should be for the proper check and balance and exact job description for the work place. The shared values, style, staff and skilled and focused to achieve the desired goals. If the company applies all the above models strategy and implement, it is hopes that the company will definitely improve its performance.