Posts Tagged ‘leadership’
How to Stifle Creativity and Innovation
If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn’t thinking! — General George Patton The quickest way for a manager or leader to stifle innovative and creative thinking is for the leader to discourage the team from disagreeing with each other. The other quick method for stifling breakthrough thinking is for the leader to always insist that…
Read MoreWhat Zebras, Gazelles, and Wildebeests Understand About Change That Leaders Don’t!
One of the best lessons on change comes from Africa’s most vulnerable animals.
Read MoreIdea Quota for Innovative and Creative Solutions
How to Involve Your Team in Problem Solving Resolving problems in organizations often requires managers to take off their usual supervision hat (telling their employees what to do) and put on their facilitation hat (asking their employees what to do). As these managers have learned, seeking the input of their employees who do the work…
Read MoreCan Baby Boomers and Millennials Just Get Along?
Baby Boomer/Generation Y Conflict Expectations can be tricky and this is no different in the workplace! As I listen to some Baby Boomer managers relate their frustrations about working with Generation Y (millennials) workers, their two main complaints center on their perceptions of the younger generation’s work ethic and sense of entitlement. These managers express…
Read MoreEight Ways to Increase Innovation
A report representing companies of all sizes across various industries identifies 8 high quality ideas for increasing innovation.
Read MoreLeading Change (Step 7) – Consolidate Gains and Implement More Change
Sometimes change efforts run out of gas and success is doomed. Step 7 shows how to avoid this fate.
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