creativity & leadership
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Creativity & Leadership. David A. Mack, Ph.D. Creativity & Leadership. MANAGEMENT vs. LEADERSHIP. Creativity & Leadership. Managers – See Different Things Leaders – See Things Differently. Creativity & Leadership. Managers – Motivate People Leaders – Inspire Them. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Creativity & Leadership
David A. Mack, Ph.D.
Creativity & Leadership
MANAGEMENT
vs.
LEADERSHIP
Creativity & Leadership
Managers –See Different Things
Leaders –See Things Differently
Creativity & Leadership
Managers –Motivate People
Leaders –Inspire Them
Creativity & Leadership
Managers –Are Fired
Leaders –Resign
Leadership
Experience +Creativity +
Management =
Experience
Experience is essentially the accumulation of “Assets”:
• Skills
• Knowledge
• Credentials
Experience
Experience leads to an understanding of cause and effect:
• Look at the big picture
• Work environments are not stable
• Events don’t often happen in isolation
• Chain of events
Experience
Experience also means developing contacts:
• Knowledgeable others
• Diverse viewpoints
• Professional and personal
• NetworkingInexperienced people tend to be captive to a small circle of acquaintances
Management
What is Management?
The major responsibility of management is to manage -- Harold Geneen, ITT
Management
Management functions:
•Scheduling activities
•Assigning responsibilities
•Training
•Resource allocation
•Anticipating problems
•Coordination with outside entities
•Monitoring results
Creativity
Creativity – what is it?
Are you a creative person?
Creativity
Some men see things that are, and ask 'Why?'
I dream of things that never were, and ask 'Why not?'
Robert F. Kennedy
Creativity
Creativity:
• Novel associations that lead to new outcomes
Creativity
Requirements for creativity:
• A pool of inputs
• The ability to see novel connections amongst them
• The courage to pursue them
Creativity
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abde
Cluck Cluck
Quack Quack
ALL/world
Creativity
Psychological Barriers Cultural Barriers Environmental Barriers
Barriers To Creativity
Creativity
Barriers To Creativity Psychological Barriers Cultural Barriers Environmental Barriers Thinking Language Blocks Functional Fixedness Habitual Ways of Visualizing
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EACH BOOK’S PAGES ARE 2 INCHES THICK
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How can we enhance our Creativity
Relax Expand your horizons
Listen Read Observe
Don’t sweat mistakes Seek agreement to be creative up
front
How can we enhance our Creativity
Criticize kindly Look beyond the answer Write down all the ideas Use “brainstorming” Value and seek out diversity Ask for feedback
Creative Leadership
Good News:Creativity barriers can be overcome.
Bad News: You have to work at it!!