Leading in Context

MAY 23, 2012

What is Creativity? In the leadership development world, creativity is getting a great deal of attention now. When we explore the question "What is creativity?" This post explores the variables that make up what we think of as "creativity.". But what is it? Can you learn it? Is it a skill?

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Leading in Context

MAY 30, 2012

Diversity of Ideas Provides Perspective When dealing with complexity, we need fresh thinking. We need to listen to all ideas that may help, regardless of where they come from in the organization. That involves giving up the notion that we are "right.".

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Leading in Context

MAY 20, 2020

This Manifesto frames ethical leadership in clear language, and is shareable under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License. To confirm what those values are that should guide our choices, this week I'm sharing my Manifesto What Ethical Leaders Believe.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

This Center for Creative Leadership video succinctly introduces 6 paradoxes in the essential leadership skills required in a post-COVID world. COVID-19 has brought us many challenges including balancing economic and human factors, moving quickly but taking time to show compassion and so on.

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APRIL 3, 2019

Nick Petrie, Center For Creative Leadership, writes in Vertical Leadership Development Part I that "In terms of leadership, the stage from which you are thinking and acting matters a lot. By Linda Fisher Thornton How we think about something will impact what we do about it.

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JUNE 20, 2012

Leading Through Complexity and Uncertainty In The Center For Creative Leadership's White Paper, The Future of Leadership Development, Nick Petrie describes the new work environment as "typified by an increased level of complexity and interconnectedness."

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JANUARY 25, 2012

Forward-thinking leaders are advocating these educational approaches and roles that lead to creativity, learning, growth and innovation: We are Beginning to Understand the Kind of Educational Leadership that Prepares Young Students for Success in Our Complex World.

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