Characteristics and Skills of Leadership in the Context of Industry 4.0
Valeria Emma Callejas Guzmán, Bernd Muschard, Mateus Cecílio Gerólamo, Holger Kohl, Henrique Rozenfeld
Abstract
Leadership is essential in organizations to successfully promote a culture of innovation. Consequently, leaders assume a crucial role in the paradigm shift towards Industry 4.0. This paper aims to present key leadership characteristics and skills in the context of Industry 4.0. It was based mainly on a literature review about leadership and Industry 4.0. This work results in 10 leadership characteristics found for industry 4.0 and their relationship with 4 leadership skills groups: cognitive skills, interpersonal skills, business skills, and strategic skills. The organizations might consider these skills as requirements for the leaders in the transition process towards Industry 4.0.