Comments on: The Importance of Creative Leadership http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/ It's only in the practice of leadership that we influence our world... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:54:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: MY JOURNEY IN MACE « Moneisarockworld's Blog http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-44725 MY JOURNEY IN MACE « Moneisarockworld's Blog Sat, 15 May 2010 20:09:38 +0000 http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/#comment-44725 [...] path, know how to manage both success and failure, and have the courage to make decisions. (http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/ ) It sounded I had a lot to [...] [...] path, know how to manage both success and failure, and have the courage to make decisions. (http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/ ) It sounded I had a lot to [...]

]]> By: David Hottal http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-44054 David Hottal Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:45:16 +0000 http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/#comment-44054 I think a leader must also make sure the vision is translated down to all levels of the organization. I think a leader must also make sure the vision is translated down to all levels of the organization.

]]> By: 8 teesiä luovaan johtamiseen | Johtaminen.org http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-43863 8 teesiä luovaan johtamiseen | Johtaminen.org Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:19:51 +0000 http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/#comment-43863 [...] via The Importance of Creative Leadership | The Practice of Leadership. [...] [...] via The Importance of Creative Leadership | The Practice of Leadership. [...]

]]> By: Leadership Link Round-Up: Aug. 17-22 | Samuel Bacharach Blog http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-43831 Leadership Link Round-Up: Aug. 17-22 | Samuel Bacharach Blog Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:44:28 +0000 http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/#comment-43831 [...] Leadership requires some creativity. Don’t think so? Just read this. [...] [...] Leadership requires some creativity. Don’t think so? Just read this. [...]

]]> By: ascentadventure (Ascent Adventure) http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-43809 ascentadventure (Ascent Adventure) Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:33:32 +0000 http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/#comment-43809 the importance of creative leadership: http://tinyurl.com/ng3hek the importance of creative leadership: http://tinyurl.com/ng3hek

]]> By: ascentadventure (Ascent Adventure) http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-43810 ascentadventure (Ascent Adventure) Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:33:26 +0000 http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/#comment-43810 the importance of creative leadership: http://tinyurl.com/ng3hek #leadership #teambuilding #management #hr #business the importance of creative leadership: http://tinyurl.com/ng3hek #leadership #teambuilding #management #hr #business

]]> By: Anthony P. http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-43738 Anthony P. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:00:49 +0000 http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/#comment-43738 Creative leadership is another type of leadership that is often ignored, to the detriment of a leader and his/her followers. Striving for those 8 excellent points of creative leadership is exactly why there are so few creative leaders - it takes a lot of effort, practice and openness to be a creative leader. Instead of just driving a car to the destination, creative leadership calls you to try and find a different way. It may not be better in the end, but it gives you a choice of ways that spawn new ideas, expressions and hope. A leader like Pres. Obama may not be entirely successful, but give him props for trying to be a creative leader, because the same old doesn't always work. It takes creative leadership skills to handle conflict by communicating effectively. Read some tips to turn conflict into a winning scenario using your creative leadership skills in my article, <a href="http://leaderskillstraining.com/categories_communicating_effectively_article.htm" rel="nofollow">Leadership Skills: Handling Conflict</a> -Anthony Creative leadership is another type of leadership that is often ignored, to the detriment of a leader and his/her followers. Striving for those 8 excellent points of creative leadership is exactly why there are so few creative leaders – it takes a lot of effort, practice and openness to be a creative leader.

Instead of just driving a car to the destination, creative leadership calls you to try and find a different way. It may not be better in the end, but it gives you a choice of ways that spawn new ideas, expressions and hope. A leader like Pres. Obama may not be entirely successful, but give him props for trying to be a creative leader, because the same old doesn’t always work.

It takes creative leadership skills to handle conflict by communicating effectively. Read some tips to turn conflict into a winning scenario using your creative leadership skills in my article, Leadership Skills: Handling Conflict

-Anthony

]]> By: eaglesflite (Dale Lawrence) http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-43739 eaglesflite (Dale Lawrence) Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:47:08 +0000 http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/#comment-43739 The Importance of Creative Leadership http://snurl.com/pimvb The Importance of Creative Leadership http://snurl.com/pimvb

]]> By: Stress Training Mark http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-43727 Stress Training Mark Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:10:06 +0000 http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/#comment-43727 A problem I have seen is that people are often promoted for conformity so there are few creative leaders. All the best from Brighton, Mark http://integrationtraining.blogspot.com/ A problem I have seen is that people are often promoted for conformity so there are few creative leaders.

All the best from Brighton,
Mark
http://integrationtraining.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Kyle Ryman http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-43723 Kyle Ryman Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:22:32 +0000 http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/08/09/the-importance-of-creative-leadership/#comment-43723 I couldn't agree more. What's funny though is that you rarely hear about "creativity" as a leadership trait. But it is so necessary! The world to a leader looks very much like a sandbox. It may be an empty sandbox. Or, it may already have a sand castle. But either way, a leader with no creativity won't be able to do anything but sit down and play with the sand or existing sand castle and won't make any forward progress. In fact, if there is a sand castle, the un-creative leader may even knock it over. However, enter the creative leader. Before the creative leader even steps foot into that empty sandbox, he or she already has in mind infinite possibilities about what could be built. Will it be a castle for her princess? Will it be a fort for his G.I. Joes? Will it be a highway system with tunnels and ramps and bridges for his trucks? The point is that through creativity, the creative leader will be able to come up with "something" to do with the sand. And, if a sand castle already exists, then the creative leader will have already spotted where it can be improved, or whether or not it needs to be demolished in order to make way for a more robust sand castle that cannot be built upon the existing foundation. And of course the key to all of this is simple creativity. Without it we'd be that kid who just sits there in the empty sandbox wondering what to do. With it, only we can hold ourselves back. Enjoyed it, -Kyle I couldn’t agree more. What’s funny though is that you rarely hear about “creativity” as a leadership trait. But it is so necessary!

The world to a leader looks very much like a sandbox. It may be an empty sandbox. Or, it may already have a sand castle. But either way, a leader with no creativity won’t be able to do anything but sit down and play with the sand or existing sand castle and won’t make any forward progress. In fact, if there is a sand castle, the un-creative leader may even knock it over.

However, enter the creative leader. Before the creative leader even steps foot into that empty sandbox, he or she already has in mind infinite possibilities about what could be built. Will it be a castle for her princess? Will it be a fort for his G.I. Joes? Will it be a highway system with tunnels and ramps and bridges for his trucks? The point is that through creativity, the creative leader will be able to come up with “something” to do with the sand. And, if a sand castle already exists, then the creative leader will have already spotted where it can be improved, or whether or not it needs to be demolished in order to make way for a more robust sand castle that cannot be built upon the existing foundation.

And of course the key to all of this is simple creativity. Without it we’d be that kid who just sits there in the empty sandbox wondering what to do. With it, only we can hold ourselves back.

Enjoyed it,

-Kyle

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