Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 26, 2010

Your best chance of having creative, innovative initiatives will occur with behaviors that: Encourage curiosity: Ask open ended questions, encourage forums where it is easy and safe to brainstorm, and model curiosity for others on your staff. You can always speak up if you have to later. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Leadership requires a great deal of reflection in order to improve and change; yet we resist the idea of doing something that feels stagnant. Successful reflection, in my experience, follows the principles of brainstorming… write down the first things that come to mind. In a way, when we reflect, we fold back upon ourselves.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

As psychologist Abraham Maslow suggested, we all need to belong to groups, to feel, to be seen, and to have things in common with others. A further example of how the group-versus-individual dynamic affects creativity is the act of brainstorming. However, it proved not to live up to his expectations.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 1, 2010

If I could have a “do-over” for that original event, here is what I would do: Brainstorm the questions and practice the answers beforehand: I would brainstorm the questions that the audience may ask, and practice the answers. I may be able to help you to consider what you might do if you are ever in such a spot yourself.

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