Unleash the power of creativity and lead without frontiers

The five learning stages of creative excellence

Creativity is the most distinguished quality for every leader in every domain. Creative leaders display distinctly different behaviors, values and characteristics from traditional management, and they get exponential results, inspire creativity in others, build productive teams and drive successful businesses.

Yet while many organizations claim that they value creative leadership, most of them pay lip service to the idea and instead promote leaders who do not espouse creative leadership and instead are perceived as safer, risk-averse and more likely to maintain the status quo. This is diametrically opposed to the necessary leadership needed to move the world forward.

Creative leaders possess a distinctly engaging and inspirational leadership style because they truly put people first, are perceptive about their needs, are inclusive of and empathetic toward different cultures, promote diversity and difference, and have a purpose-led, mission-driven approach to making people’s lives better and advancing society toward the greater good. They hold themselves accountable for their actions and have a social conscience and empathy for the environment by continuously managing innovation that powers the products they design, make and sell, and the businesses they run.

 

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