Leaders doing good, getting creative, and managing monkeys were just a few of the leadership posts that snagged the attention of the team at BIG this past week. Enjoy…because it isn’t every day one sees the words “duct tape” in a piece about leadership!
10 Creativity Tips From The World’s Greatest Scientists (The Bacharach Blog)
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The BIG team sees lots of interesting material while doing our work (what a delightful perk!), so we share the highlights via our weekly leadership favs. Enjoy our short-cut to information you may not have the time to look up but find interesting!
The Power of Introverts (Susan Cain, Huff Post Women)
Are you an introvert who feels like you must masquerade as an extrovert because that’s the more socially acceptable way to be? If so, you’ll like how Susan challenges mainstream “go with the flow” thinking.
Trend Watch: Redefining Leadership (Center for Creative Leadership, may require free sign-up)
Some very stimulating concepts from Nick Petrie, former Harvard professor and now with CCL. “Individual competencies still matter. However, something more significant may be happening — the end of an era, dominated by individual leaders, and the beginning of another, which embraces networks of leadership.”
Best and Worst Jobs of 2012 (Wall Street Journal)
Several clients were intrigued with this list of preferred/not preferred jobs, looking at the contents from turnover, engagement and strategic planning purposes. Some interesting business and cultural value statements here.
Leading Change in the 21st Century: 4 Myths About Cultural Change (Aad Boot, Leadershipwatch)
If your senior leadership team is saying we need to change the culture around here, have them read Aad’s post. Then follow up with some long and thoughtful discussions about what will or won’t work for your organization.
A Perfect System of Misunderstanding (Dan Oestreich, Unfolding Leadership)
“We seem to thrive on caricatures and stereotypes and all too habitually see problems rather than possibilities in the unknown regions beyond our own preferred stories,” writes Dan in this thoughtful post. Great tips that encourage leaders to be open and vulnerable (however tricky and unnerving that will be) as they deal with conflict and misunderstanding, particularly of one another.
When Goals Become Limits (Patrick Love, Unconventional Leadership)
Some good insights to challenge your thought processes about whether or not SMART goals curb what we’re capable of achieving.
A quote we liked best. “For the great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie - deliberate, contrived, and dishonest - but the myth - persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.” ~John F. Kennedy
Here’s to using your head to manage and your heart to lead!