Innovative and motivational competence of leaders and its transformation in the context of digitalization

Abstract

The main factor that affected changing competencies in modern conditions is digitalization; the necessity of the interconnected development of innovative and motivational competence of managers is substantiated. The goal of this article is to highlight the most important characteristics of the innovative and motivational competence of organizational leaders. To analyze the competence factors, hypotheses about their change were made, which were tested using two methods: a sociological survey to assess the competencies priority and pairwise comparisons of competency characteristics in terms of their impact on the innovative activity of organizations. The competency model of a modern, innovatively active leader was formed, which included: psychological readiness for change and constant self-development, a desire to lead the organization to success, the need to be a leader based on innovative style of behavior, knowledge of advanced achievements in the organization's field of activity, experience in introducing inventions, skills to attract investment, understanding the risks of improvement. Our assumptions about the transformation of the leaders’ competencies are confirmed. However, estimates of the competencies shift towards motivational components were less significant than expected. Nevertheless, in the context of digitalization, it is very important for innovative leaders to constantly improve their motivational competencies in order to stimulate there highly professional creative workers who create and implement innovations.