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Tag Archives: Creativity
Do Something!
More Great Success Advice from Top CEO’s One of the most important things I’ve learned during my long career in organizational life and as an independent management and leadership development consultant: Higher-ups have a keen appreciation for people who can … Continue reading
Posted in Advancement, Ambition, Career, Collaboration, Competence, Creativity, Leadership, Management, Organizational Politics, Personal Success, Problem-Solving, Productivity, Promotion, Success, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged Career Success, Creativity, Organizational Politics, Performance, Personal Success, Problem-Solving, Productivity
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Practice SHOSHIN
This is a Japanese phrase meaning “beginner’s mind.” I’ll let Buddhist scholar Shunryu Suzuki explain this concept: This does not mean a closed mind, but actually an empty mind and a ready mind. If your mind is empty, it is … Continue reading
Posted in Agility, Collaboration, Creativity, Decision-making, Emotional Intelligence, Employee Engagement, Influence, Innovation, Leadership, Learning, Management, Organizational Politics, Organizations, Personal Success, Planning, Point of View, Problem-Solving, Self-Awareness, Supervision, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, Teams, Uncategorized
Tagged Change, Change Management, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Decision-making, Employee Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Management, Problem-Solving, Supervision, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, Teams
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5 Questions Every Boss Needs Answered by Their Subordinates – #4
The first question is the most fundamental: What do you need from me in order for you to do your best work? The second question is built on the first: Do you have the opportunity every day to do what … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Communication, Competence, Creativity, Decision-making, Employee Engagement, Employee Motivation, Employee Retention, Employee Satisfaction, Feedback, Innovation, Leadership, Learning, Management, Morale, Performance Management, Problem-Solving, Productivity, Supervision, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, Teams, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged Creativity, Employee Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Management, Morale, Performance Management, Problem-Solving, Productivity, Supervision, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, team performance, Team Productivity, Teams
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If you stop drawing from the Well of Creativity, it will dry up!
This post is a bittersweet tribute of sorts – advice from Dr. Orval Butcher, a former boss of mine who became a friend, advisor, mentor, and spiritual touchstone. A few years ago, I had the privilege of saying goodbye to … Continue reading
Solve Problems a Different Way
Use Appreciative Inquiry My last post inspired me to share an important insight into problem-solving that might be of real practical help to my readers. Albert Einstein is [variously] quoted as saying, “We can not solve our problems with the … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Creativity, Decision-making, Innovation, Leadership, Learning, Management, Problem-Solving, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, Teams, Uncategorized
Tagged Coaching, Collaboration, Creativity, Decision-making, Innovation, Problem-Solving, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership
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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #11
Learn to Think INSIDE the Box This great advice comes from Chip and Dan Heath, authors of the best-selling book, Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. Their take on creativity is attention-getting because it goes against … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Creativity, Decision-making, Innovation, Leadership, Learning, Management, Problem-Solving, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Teams, Uncategorized
Tagged Creativity, Decision-making, Ideas, Innovation, Leadership, Problem-Solving, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Teams
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Great Advice From Top CEO’s – #9
Incorporate your adversaries. This issue’s great advice comes from Abraham Lincoln, long considered one of America’s greatest leaders. Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin discussed Lincoln’s leadership acumen in a recent interview published in Harvard Business Review. Goodwin was adamant: “I can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Authority, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict, Control, Decision-making, Employee Engagement, Influence, Leadership, Management, Problem-Solving, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, Teams, Uncategorized
Tagged Authority, Conflict, Control, Creativity, Decision-making, Leadership, Management, Problem-Solving, Team Leadership, Teams
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