The ability to be creative and think outside of the box is fundamental in today’s more challenging and competitive business landscape. Organizations today are looking for business professionals who have the ability to lead through innovation. Innovation is the application of better solutions that meet new requirements, unarticulated needs, or existing market needs. This is accomplished through more effective products, processes, services, technologies, or ideas that are readily available to markets, governments, and society. In order for organizations to stay fresh and up to date they need individuals who are able to innovate and inspire new products or ideas. CEO of HCL Technologies, Vineet Nayar, is most notably known for his approach to leading innovation and transforming his at-risk IT services company into a global leader. By examining Nayar's innovation model, and that of other leaders like him, we can learn more about the skills and behaviors of such leaders and how they prepare their organizations to be more innovative. In this essay, the author will analyze research studies conducted on leaders of innovation and expound on the discovery skills of successful leaders in innovation.…