CHAPTER 9

10 Immediate Shifts to Become a More Creative and Effective Leader

Many of us are looking for a prescription to follow that will enhance creativity. Unfortunately, there is not any one prescription. Rather, organizational creativity requires a combination of transformational leadership with the right culture, space, and opportunities to collaborate. People can be trained in a variety of ways to be more creative, lead better, and solve problems more effectively. But these methods will not work fully in isolation. Culture, collaboration, and strong overall leadership are still needed.

As we have seen, strong leaders need to make creativity the number one item on their agenda. They strive to be a role model, leading in a transformative ...

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