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LeadershipNow 140: December 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from December 2011 that you might have missed: @wallybock >> Imagination Igniters: Books for Leaders. mjasmus: Most read in 2011: 30 Overlooked Acts of Leadership Courage. The worst leadership moments of 2011 - The Washington Post. In a turbulent environment, control is your enemy.".

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Team Dialog: Environment Matters

Persuasive Powerhouse

Going off site has the psychological advantage of distance from the daily work too, encouraging minds to be open and more creative. A quiet room will promote their creative abilities, and open the space for conversation. What else have you noticed about the environment that promotes team dialog?

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The Why, What And How Of Learning

Eric Jacobson

from 2007 to 2011. Creativity : enabling our inner child; this is intelligence at play. This environment will reward competency and the open sharing of best practices. In over 20 years since its inception, the foundation has helped nearly hundreds of thousands of students find their path to higher education.

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2020 Hindsight: Learning for Tomorrow

Lead Change Blog

And through the gyrations of the year, many leaders saw levels of agility, adaptiveness, and creativity in their organizations beyond anything they’d previously imagined. How has the current environment changed demand from your core customer base? Has the economic environment created new customers or needs you can address?

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Boost Your Creativity in Our Overloaded Information Environment.

Strategy Driven

Is it harder to be creative when information is constantly coming at you from all directions? Is it harder to be creative when information is constantly coming at you from all directions? Is our digital environment interfering with our employees’ ability to see the big picture? Keep a pad and pencil by your bed.

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Are You in a Controlling Environment?

Ron Edmondson

How controlling is the environment in which you lead? In a controlling environment, an idea can flourish only if there are systems to support the idea. In a less controlling environment, they create systems around the ideas…systems to make the ideas work. But, don’t let systems stifle creativity.

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Corporate Cultures – Individual Initiated, Documented Processes Controlled Environment

Strategy Driven

The Individual Initiated, Knowledge and Skills Controlled Environment represents a culture that seeks to actively harness and channel worker creativity. These organizations foster creativity among workers in a controlled manner that enables the company achieve its mission objectives while making room for a degree of experimentation.