Managerial innovation: to each his own model

5 trends in managerial innovation

Fostering creativity and innovation

The aim is to foster the conditions conducive to the emergence of continuous innovation throughout the company, for example by introducing a “test & learn” culture.

Developing commitment and a sense of belonging

As employee involvement is essential, we work on Meaning, a sense of belonging, adherence to strong values, promoting well-being…

Encouraging autonomy and empowerment

Employee autonomy and empowerment are key elements. To achieve this, we seek to foster trust, dialogue and involvement on the part of everyone. We’re also looking to strengthen informal, ongoing skills development and support for change in the face of new practices (data, AI…).

Stimulate collaboration and collective intelligence

Managing complexity is a major challenge. Promoting collaborative work and exchanges makes it easier to grasp, and therefore faster to progress.

Facilitating agility and uncertainty management

In a world of perpetual change, the company adapts its processes to be able to react, adapt and continue to act even when the context remains uncertain.

New managerial practices

Some of the most common new managerial practices include :

• The manager-coach: a more listening posture, based on trust rather than control.
• Promoting the right to make mistakes and learning from failures.
• Involving employees in setting their own objectives and in reporting procedures.
• The possibility of free management of time and even vacations.
• Feedback, retrospectives and sharing communities.
• The integration of emotions using, for example, a “mood chart”.
• Setting up a feedback platform.
• Expanding executive committees to include more diverse profiles
• Training in collective intelligence facilitation…

Some companies are going one step further and adopting operating methods that differ more radically from traditional models…

Alan, the company that found its management model

Read what Anna KEROULLÉ, Brand and Content Manager at Alan, has to say about this organization’s approach to stimulating employee commitment.

Towards a managerial innovation approach

For each organization, the real challenge is to find its own model. Some will opt for a radical departure from past practices, while others will evolve more gradually. The important thing is to adopt a global and coherent approach to the adoption of new managerial models.

To achieve this, the organization needs to define its own managerial model, directly linked to its development strategy. This involves thinking about the postures and practices (individual and collective) needed within the company to support this strategy, and designing a managerial model that will encourage its emergence.

This model will be communicated all the more easily if it is concretely embodied, for example by setting up a management charter. It can then be broken down into skills, and managers can be supported in developing them, whether through training or more specific coaching.

Tracking measures, such as barometers, can be set up to monitor and evaluate the transformation.

Conclusion

As with any transformation,change management plays a crucial role. It is essential to involve managers by presenting them with a clear, understandable and motivating vision of change, to encourage their collective commitment, to develop links between them, and also to train and equip them to face these challenges.

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