The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

While the general consensus is that employees liked it and were reasonably productive, there are concerns about its impact on things like creativity and innovation. Affecting creativity. The results showed that in-person teams were up to 20% more creative than their virtual peers. first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 11, 2023

Can you relate to the phrase, overwhelmed working manager? Recently we received a question from a manager and this manager writes, “I am a working manager. Not that all managers aren’t working, but I have an enormous pile of my work besides having to lead my team. What should I do?”

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Leading Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Caught in the middle of all this were managers, the face of the organization to their teams. Over the past 15 months, managers spent a considerable amount of effort mediating and negotiating on behalf of their teams to their business and from their business to their teams. Virtual Presentation Skills. Leading in a Virtual World.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 1, 2013

There’s always excitement around a new project. Just about every influence on our once new and exciting project also brings a constraint. We can lose interest or become frustrated by our once shiny new project. Despite what our frustrated selves might believe, constraints are a driving force behind finding creative solutions.

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Career Advancement

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

He couldn’t just shrug off his existing responsibilities, but he didn’t want to give up the exciting new projects he’d taken on. I begin by reassuring them that time-management strategies like these ones can relieve a lot of their stress. Saying no is a key time-management strategy, especially when it comes to meetings.

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HR Digest

MARCH 13, 2020

Prepare for your job interview with our list of interview questions for creative jobs. Here, we’ve addressed some of the most important interview questions for creative roles to help you perform better and make an impression on the hiring team. Creative jobs require professionals to think out of the box and innovative ideas.

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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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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

A job title says a lot about a person, his creativity, and his attitude towards the job. In the present world of fierce competition for jobs and employment opportunities, creative job titles go a long way to attract the attention of employers and companies. Most Creative Job Titles Ever (They’re also meaningless).

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Clinton M. Padgett

JUNE 28, 2021

This one trait will determine the success of any project manager responsible for any project. Effective project managers have to be able to communicate with all types of people – because that’s just what they’ll get on their team. Creative versus technical. No two team members are the same – this you know.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 8, 2024

The World Workplace Conflict and Collaboration results citing continued overwhelm, economic instability, lower levels of motivation, and poor management are symptoms of this upheaval. ” “I care about (you, this team, this project), and I’m confident we can find a solution we can all work with.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Constraints are the gateway to creativity. For Managers: Powerful Phrases for Supporting Your Overwhelmed or Overloaded Team First, if you’re a manager, here are a few frequently uttered unhelpful phrases. As a manager, you want to do what you can to prevent the snowball of overwhelm from picking up speed as it rolls downhill.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 9, 2019

Guest post from James Hlavacek: To improve innovation and growth, knowledge workers must be led, not managed. Too many policies born of bureaucracy are an enemy to creativity, so the more unnecessary distractions a company can remove from its employees, the freer they will be to contribute more creative ways.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 13, 2016

. – but how often do we describe leaders as creative? Creativity and Leadership. Although not often associated with leadership, creativity is a trait that modern leaders want to harness, as it is vitally important. It’s difficult to find the perfect balance between creativity and leadership. Creativity Killers.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Mostly people say they want big, new, creative ideas. They act like creative people must be stopped. We both lead and manage innovation, says Owens. Along this path, there will be a number of management activities that can smooth progress and make for a more efficient effort.” They should just do!:”

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 5, 2021

Recently we’ve had several clients ask us to help their managers get better at delegation. Strategic empowerment removes the guesswork and helps people focus their creativity and problem-solving where it will make the most difference. Heck, some are not even up to you. RELATIONSHIPS.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

I need to learn to manage my time better. Yet ironically, none of us can learn to manage time. What you can do, however, is manage your energy. So here are my five tips for managing your energy levels so that you can become as productive as possible each and every day, and so get more done in less time.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

This person is managing people, and he has set a goal to develop leaders within his organization. It’s human nature to believe that people (or projects, tasks, strategies, etc.) It’s so much more freeing to help open someone’s thinking to infinite, new, creative possibilities.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 16, 2011

While creativity is associated with artists, creativity is really part of life. Benjamin Franklin put it this way: “To cease to think creatively is but little different from ceasing to live.” While a designer will solve a problem visually, a manager may solve it by developing a new process. Creativity craves structure.

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HR Digest

JULY 11, 2019

But using actions verbs in resume is not as simple as sprinkling a bunch of creative action verbs on a piece of paper and hoping something ticks. How to Use Resume Action Verbs for Creative Positions. Resume Action Verbs List for Creative Positions. CREATIVE MANAGEMENT. CREATIVE LEADERSHIP. Administered.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Over-involved managers frustrate people all over the world, telling them what to do, slowing them down, and getting in the way. Interestingly, we hear an equally common frustration from these over-involved managers. This leads to a negative feedback loop where the manager causes some of the very outcomes that lead them to micromanage.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2019

It can be hard for managers to know if their employee is simply unproductive and disengaged, or if they’re having a burnout. Managers must learn to recognize burnout in their employees and ways to avoid it happening in the first place. As a manager, there are solutions to the problem. Signs of Burnout. Find Out More.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The project may require a team. In high-performing teams, accountability isn’t just the manager’s job—the team holds one another accountable (and their manager too). You can help your team maintain focus and a manageable workload by suggesting “Let’s get this done before we take on that new project.”

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Leading Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

Allison @HeroesToday The Five Elements of Intentionality by James Albright @LeadershipMain Treat Your Career Pivot as an Agile Project to Make Progress Faster by @artpetty If you know exactly what you want to do for the next stage of your career, consider yourself fortunate. by @Julie_WG Self-Esteem: Why It's Career Rocket Fuel!

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 15, 2024

In the bustling business landscape of London, talent management has become a crucial element for organizational success. The digital age has transformed the way businesses operate, necessitating a shift in talent management strategies to keep pace with technological advancements and the evolving workforce.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 4, 2022

A good manager is a great asset to both an organization and its employees. Not only are they able to manage their team well, but they also possess some strong leadership skills that can have a positive effect on those around them. How to Know If Your Manager is Good. Good managers are important to every organization.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 25, 2020

If people are cold, they can pick up a scarf, which I thought was pretty interesting and creative.”. The Healthy Ageing through Innovation in Rural Europe (HAIRE) project aims to work across eight rural communities in Belgium, France, the UK and the Netherlands to explore the role older people can play in revitalizing the communities.

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Art Petty

MAY 16, 2019

There are parallels in the world of management where the twists and turns of the marketplace demand change. Great tradespeople and great managers find a way through wicked problems using creativity and critical thinking. Here are seven lessons I was reminded of during a recent renovation project.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

And yet during times of stress, ambiguity, and change , when you need your team to be THE MOST resourceful, some managers clamp down, insist on the old ways of doing things, and slow their team down. Or if people think they’ll get in trouble for their creativity, they won’t risk it. ” is a powerful creative force.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 31, 2022

I was six months into a new job and my boss’s boss asked me to take on a major project. I worked hard and gave the project my evenings and weekends until it was done. When I returned the completed project to my boss’s boss (ahead of schedule and with better quality than anything he’d seen), he frowned. Celebrate effort.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 13, 2022

However, one of the key learnings for 2022 is when it comes to business management and your career, it’s not so much about how much time you put into it, but how you use that specified time. Time management. So, how do you work hard and smart? Once you know what you’re dealing with, you can time-block effectively.

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CO2

MAY 14, 2012

When you think of creativity, you often think of ways to promote it! Creativity is the driving force behind many new products, services, and companies around the world, creating solutions to age-old problems and offering new ways to live our daily lives. Micro-managing. This post is from Online MBA. So what can be done?

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 1, 2023

She shares insights on remote work practices, such as using communication platforms like Slack, organizing shared drives, and implementing project management tools. Pisani encourages leaders to prioritize creativity and innovation by hiring the right people and fostering a culture of continuous learning and testing.

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HR Digest

JULY 23, 2023

New era of work has forced many companies to move their employees to remote work, and this shift has created some new challenges for managers. Fortunately, there are several tips and strategies that managers can use to improve the engagement and productivity of remote workers.

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Leading Blog

MAY 31, 2021

Ten Critical Keys For Designing a Creative Culture by @PhilCooke. Why Highly Esteemed Leaders Are Surprisingly Likely to Fumble Their Next Project via @KelloggSchool. Use Courage—Not Fear—To Manage Your Team by @btreasurer. Use Courage—Not Fear—To Manage Your Team by @btreasurer. Leadership lessons from C.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

However, there are many other valuable traits that employees can bring to the office and that managers should embrace. One of the most underrated features that you should promote in your workplace is creativity. Here are some simple but effective ways to foster creativity among your employees. Give Employees Room to Explore.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 6, 2022

It’s natural to struggle with time management when we’re buried under piles of work. Perhaps you wish to say sorry for the late reply because you were dealing with an unavoidable project or were out of office for a few days. We opted against moving forward with X project. Best, Grace. Set-up auto-reply (out of office).

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Increased Creativity: No one likes to be micromanaged and when they are, they can only do a little in their jobs with little to no creativity and innovation. If building a culture of trust in the workplace is your goal as a leader, you’ll end up with so many creative ideas from your employees.

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