Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 18, 2024

Cross cultural leadership to build better teams Cross cultural leadership is a fantastic chance to broaden your impact and develop teams that excel in performance and innovative problem-solving. Reduced Innovation and Creativity A failure to address cross-cultural leadership challenges stifles the creative potential of a team.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 21, 2024

Source: Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems * * * Look for these ideas every Thursday on the Leading Blog. We avoid the information or ideas that raised the uncertainty in the first place.

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Coaching Tip

AUGUST 27, 2015

The sooner that introverts and extroverts learn about each other's thinking patterns and different languages , the quicker they can get to creative results. . Sometimes, just being aware, allows the problem to solve us--rather than requiring us to solve the problem. Related articles. Your To-Do-List Effectiveness?

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 30, 2021

Have you ever watched a team member do something clever, solve a problem, or creatively improve a process, then ask them why they hadn’t shared it with the team? If your quiet problem-solver is like most people, she probably told you “I guess it’s just that no one ever asked.”.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 16, 2020

Your confidence is fuel for problem-solving and creativity In the past two weeks, we’ve been in several meetings and conversations with leaders responding to rapidly changing coronavirus scenarios. Regardless of the industry, as leaders shared responses and next steps, many of their […].

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Application of design thinking to help solve myriad problems that are not typically associated with design is illuminated in a new book through vignettes drawn from such diverse realms as politics and society, business, health and science, law, and writing. Implementing a strategic technology plan. Swett with Colleen M.

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This phenomenon occurs when our established habits of thought prevent us from finding more effective solutions to problems, particularly when navigating from moderate to high levels of success. Regularly engage in brainstorming sessions with your team, fostering an environment of creativity and collective wisdom.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 5, 2020

If it takes courage to show up for work every day, your people won’t have the energy, creativity, or courage they need to solve bigger problems or better serve your customer. This episode challenges leaders to find their own courage to […].

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 19, 2021

As organizations face more complex interdependent tasks, leadership must become more personal in order to ensure open trusting communication that will make more collaborative problem solving and innovation possible. How to achieve the creativity, adaptiveness, and agility that organizations will need to survive and grow.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

International crisis management specialist Ben Ramalingam writes in Upshift: Turning Pressure into Performance and Crisis into Creativity , that between the two extremes is the “sweet spot” where we experience a healthy level of stress. But if we want to be creative, we have to learn to dodge the bullets.’” Upshifting is not a given.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 15, 2024

Empowering your team to problem-solve independently is essential for success in today’s fast-paced business environment. So, how can you help your team develop the skills to solve problems without you? Explore Possible Causes: As a leader, guide your team to brainstorm potential root causes of the problem.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 27, 2024

Be Adaptable with Creative Problem-Solving Welcoming Change : The landscape of remote work is ever-changing. Demonstrate adaptability by embracing new communication tools and methods, showing your commitment to innovation and problem-solving.

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Great Results Team Building

JULY 19, 2023

Effective problem-solving is a critical skill for any successful leader. However, all too often, teams rush to find solutions without taking the necessary time to define the problem clearly. Writing down and agreeing on the problem statement ensures that everyone is on the same page.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 15, 2024

He further maintains that we need scaled corporations to recover their problem-solving capacity. Finally, Parker explains that creativity results from collisions, from taking an idea from one context and applying it to another. The book is a compelling guide for leaders who want to discover creative approaches for innovating.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

an executive hears a presentation and immediately responds with questions, concerns, critiques and challenges, without a pause to consider the depth and breadth of work entailed, the long hours, and the creative thinking. People don’t have to follow you, don’t have to show up, and don’t have to bring their creativity or initiative.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 25, 2022

Most of the time, from my perspective, I was engaging with an idea, answering questions I thought I’d been asked, or trying to prevent problems. Let’s say they want to hire a contractor because it looks like it will save money, save time, and solve a problem. The problem isn’t your analysis. They are negative.

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Rich Gee Group

MARCH 5, 2023

Let them suggest new ideas on how to solve problems. Creative associates who think outside the box to solve problems. Creative associates who think outside the box to solve problems. Have an open-door policy for questions when their people get stuck. Make sure everyone ‘gets on base.’

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

As disruptors in the organization, they hold the onus to align the company’s brand mission with a creative yet commercially viable business strategy. Today’s CMOs are not just marketers but visionaries who strategically leverage creativity with technology to drive commercial success.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 13, 2023

Most of the time from my perspective, I was engaging with an idea or answering questions I thought I’d been asked, or trying to prevent problems. Let’s say they want to hire a contractor because it looks like it’ll save money, save time, or solve a problem. The problem isn’t your analysis.

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My Own Coach

MAY 18, 2015

To be better at creative problem solving, imagine an un… The post Creative Problem Solving the Right Way! appeared first on My Own Coach Limited.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

Intentional listening and curiosity also means freeing yourself from solving other people’s problems. Instead of solving, coach. You can empower the people in your life if you resist the temptation to try to solve their problems and instead coach them through their challenges.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

Enhancing Decision-Making and Problem-Solving Abilities Enhancing decision-making and problem-solving abilities is crucial for entrepreneurs navigating the complex and ever-evolving business landscape. Practical problem-solving is another critical skill that entrepreneurs must possess.

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Leading Blog

MAY 16, 2020

Leading companies will combine these technologies in creative ways to solve business problems that couldn’t be solved using traditional digital technology. In no particular order, these six technologies are: Artificial Intelligence (AI): Rather than needing to be programmed to solve problems, AI learns from examples.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

When team members genuinely understand and resonate with each other’s feelings and experiences, they build stronger connections, leading to enhanced cooperation and problem-solving. This intellectual curiosity can drive creativity and continuous improvement. Curiosity: A curious mind is a valuable asset for any team.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Brave Together : Lead by Design, Spark Creativity, and Shape the Future with the Power of Co-Creation by Chris Deaver and Ian Clawson How did Apple overcome a culture of secrecy? Why do companies kill creativity? What if instead we focused on working creatively with others? How did Pixar out-innovate Disney? But it's not true.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 5, 2020

Creativity has long been crucial to our enjoyment of work, but new research from the University of Jyväskylä underlines just how important it is. “The starting point of our study was that anyone can act creatively at work, and it could even be a desired activity, at least for the experts,” the researchers explain.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 13, 2023

To make the most of a turbulent world we need to be able to balance our emotions with a rational and deliberate thought process in real time that allow us to learn and thoughtfully and creatively move through the circumstance or what authors Jacqueline Brassey, Aaron De Smet, and Michael Kruyt, call Deliberate Calm. Here’s the problem.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 27, 2021

People seemed to really resonate with our article in Training Magazine, Building Teams that Speak Up and Solve Problems. Have you ever watched a team member do something clever, solve a problem, or creatively improve a process, then ask them why they hadn’t shared it with the team?

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Lead from Within

JUNE 5, 2023

Innovation and creativity are important drivers of success for any business or organization. They also solve problems in creative ways, and stay ahead of the competition. Foster a collaborative environment: Creativity thrives when team members feel comfortable working together and sharing ideas.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 13, 2023

When people have to use all their courage just to survive harassment, ridicule, or being overlooked for bringing their authentic selves to work, they can’t possibly bring creativity or innovative solutions to their work. If not, how can you avoid Santa’s leadership problems? They’re too busy surviving.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Twelve simple hacks to restore energy, enthusiasm, and creativity. The fundamental problem is that we simply aren’t practicing behaviors that recharge us. When we get our blood pumping through our bodies, there is evidence to suggest that walking rather than sitting will clear our heads and increase our creativity by up to 60%.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

An inclusive succession plan enriches the work culture, improves decision-making, and fosters creativity, making organizations more agile in the volatile business environment. While job-specific skills may vary with positions, traits like critical thinking, problem-solving, effective communication, and leadership remain desirable.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 27, 2020

You’ve seen what can be done, despite constraints, as you worked to find creative, sometimes even Herculean solutions to serve your customers while keeping everyone safe. Join us for a free IDEA Inspiration Rally to unleash your team’s best ideas for a better, bolder future.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Guest post from Stephen Shapiro : To find better solutions to your most difficult business problems, paradoxically, you don’t want o focus on solutions. Before investing in developing solutions and strategies to your problems, first make sure you are moving in the right direction. What does “right” mean?

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Lead from Within

MARCH 12, 2024

Trust Fuels Innovation: Trust encourages team members to take risks and share creative ideas without the fear of ridicule. Trust Enhances Problem-Solving: Trust enables teams to address conflicts and challenges constructively. Team members can engage in healthy debates, leading to more effective problem-solving.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 26, 2021

During the hour-long webinar, you’ll discover: How an ideal process of learning is also the way you change, make decisions, solve problems, and innovate. How to identify your unique learning style. How to build flexibility in all nine learning styles to face any situation more effectively.

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Career Advancement

JUNE 15, 2020

Creative thinking skills. The workforce of the future will heavily rely on creativity as well. Successful employees will use creative thinking to solve new problems that arise as a result of major organizational shifts and new technologies. Being open-minded and embracing change will allow creativity to flourish.

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