bpo future forward: 8 traits of a transformational thinker

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Network with industry leaders at infosysbpo.com/community 1. FUTURE TALKERS 2. POSSIBILITY THINKERS 3. EXPERIMENTERS They converse with a futuristic outlook and have a positive restlessness in them 4. NON-CONFORMISTS 6. CREATORS 5. ADVENTURERS They take risks, but when unsuccessful, they do not spend time in the fail mode and recover easily. They can often go beyond praise or criticism and focus on what is important They tell you what is possible even in the most difficult of situations - a possibility grounded in reality and not wishful thinking They are willing to bend rigid processes within reasonable limits to try out something new They construct an idea, give it attributes, and then aim at fulfilling it They are willing to take risks and more often, are more ready to ask for an apology rather than permission 7. INSPIRERS They often make people value new ideas. They seek ideas everywhere Transformational thinking, a rare trait, is at the root of innovation and success. It is no wonder that people with this special trait are highly valued by organizations. Human resource (HR) teams are constantly trying to identify these few but distinct transformational thinkers. Here is an HR practitioner’s cheat sheet of 8 key and recognizable traits of transformational thinkers: 8 traits of a transformational thinker 8. COLLABORATORS They multiply ideas rather than divide them. They keep looking for ideas in the most unusual places and see patterns where others don’t THE HUMAN RESOURCE OUTSOURCING ( HRO ) SERIES infosysbpo.com/hroutsourcing Follow us @infosys_bpo #HRoutsourcing

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Page 1: BPO Future Forward: 8 Traits of a Transformational Thinker

Network with industry leaders at infosysbpo.com/community

1. FUTURE TALKERS 2. POSSIBILITY THINKERS 3. EXPERIMENTERS

They converse with a futuristic outlook and have a positive restlessness

in them

4. NON-CONFORMISTS

6. CREATORS

5. ADVENTURERSThey take risks, but when unsuccessful,

they do not spend time in the fail mode and recover easily. They can

often go beyond praise or criticism and focus on what is important

They tell you what is possible even in the most difficult of situations - a

possibility grounded in reality and not wishful thinking

They are willing to bend rigid processes within reasonable limits to

try out something new

They construct an idea, give it attributes, and then aim at fulfilling it

They are willing to take risks and more often, are more ready to ask for an

apology rather than permission

7. INSPIRERS

They often make people value new ideas. They seek ideas everywhere

Transformational thinking, a rare trait, is at the root of innovation and success. It is no wonder that people with this special trait are highly valued by organizations. Human resource (HR) teams are constantly trying to identify these few but distinct transformational thinkers. Here is an HR practitioner’s cheat sheet of 8 key and

recognizable traits of transformational thinkers:

8 traits of a transformational thinker

8. COLLABORATORS

They multiply ideas rather than divide them. They keep looking for ideas in

the most unusual places and see patterns where others don’t

THE HUMAN RESOURCE OUTSOURCING(HRO) SERIES

infosysbpo.com/hroutsourcing

Follow us @infosys_bpo

#HRoutsourcing