Managerial Leadership:

Entrepreneurial Creativity

Creative Leadership

Managing Complexity and Encouraging Creativity

"For those who live in the past, there is no future. If you take no part in the design of your future, it will be designed for you by others."

– Edward de Bono

Why Creative Leadership?

Creative leaders search for and discover opportunities, introduce positive change and make quantum leaps forward in creating new products and processes.

"The environment in which we live is changing rapidly and in unpredictable ways. Individuals who are creative are able to bring about change and visualize future opportunities. Creative leaders are a critical resource needed to find answers to difficult problems. They are the ones who can navigate the future. They are able to embrace ambiguity and reframe problems as opportunities. They have competencies that include how to read and understand the environment, build alliances, recognize the importance of social responsibility, manage complexity, use information technology, and encourage creativity. Increasingly, leaders are using a proactive stance in taking their organizations into uncharted territory."¹

Using Strategic Intent to Motivate Idea Generation

Strategic intent is senior management's primary motivational tool for radical idea generation. Senior management uses strategic intent to communicate a misfit between current resources and corporate aspirations and motivate idea generation when it actively encourages the quest for new opportunities.

 Case in Point  25 Lessons from Jack Welch

To Jack Welch, the former legendary CEO of GE, a good leader who can make people feel that they really are contributing members of a team, that is working toward a shared and worthwhile goal can unleash huge stores of positive energy. Welch called them "rewards for the soul," which, he pointed out, also needed to be accompanied by "rewards for the wallet."

10 Ways To Murder Creativity

• Ask for a 200-page document to justify every new idea... More

Leader as Servant

You cannot lead people unless they are willing to follow you. People will trust you if you help them achieve more, unleash their creativity and bring out their own sense of worth... More

Lateral Leadership

A lateral leader is a kind of person who mastered lateral thinking skills and can create a climate for creativity and to transform your organization into a powerhouse of innovation. A lateral leader inspires people to have the confidence to take risk, energizes people, and can help them develop their skills in creative techniques.

Entrepreneurial Creativity

Your entrepreneurial creativity is a synergistic combination of your three capabilities:

1. Creative thinking skills

2. Cross-functional expertise

3. Internal motivation... More

Creative Problem Solving

One of the key functions of the corporate leader is problem solving which takes up a lot of executive time. An effective executive can solve problems and make decisions with a high level of competence. Your ability to deal with problems creatively and effectively is the key determinant of your success as a manager and a corporate leader... More