Abstract (150 words)
The purpose of this article is to discuss why creativity in the organisation is important for the next generation manager and how it could impact on the future of a business. This paper also highlights the challenges, importance of creativity, how management can address these in the future business environment in the next 5-10 years and to focus on how future managers affect creativity through their efforts to nurture a work climate that supports creative thinking. In order to ensure that the objectives of the paper were met, the exploratory research design was used, using secondary sources of data. Recommendations will be made after a thorough study on how organisations with next generation managers should deal with creativity in the workplace.
Keywords
Vision, challenges, future, managers
Introduction (400 words)
“Around here, however, we don't look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious...and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”
― Walt Disney Company
Today’s organizational leaders are facing accelerating rates of unpredictability, complexity and uncertainty, all of which are showing no signs of slowing down. Whether it is the ongoing digital revolution or increasing global markets, our current environment requires a constant state of innovation. According to Karl Moore on the Forbes website, in order for companies to continue on a path to success, next generation managers must be able to handle any curve ball thrown their way. Leading through this new business environment requires the capability to sense and respond to changes in the business environment with actions that are focused, fast and flexible. In order to do this, the next generation manager has to be agile. He states that the next generation managers must be able to proficiently move, change and evolve the organization. Agile leaders are