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The Eight Keys of Creative Leaders
In a knowledge-intensive world of continuous innovation and change, I assert, every professional must be a real leader. There are no generally accepted, prescribed 'steps' to becoming a worthy leader. Rather, there are key leadership tips that, in my opinion, all successful leaders demonstrate, and that you will need to follow:
1. Respect the organization and focus on building trust by talking honestly. There is nothing like individuals respect and being
honest. Keep in mind that being honest frees us to be real. Not only do honest individuals have stronger, better relationships
with others, but their honesty makes them better individuals and it makes our world a better place.
2. Make vision and values your priority. By paying attention to both of them, employees will understand what's necessary in
the business. You should assess individuals according to two criteria their current performance and their values. These values
are vital to establishing an effective organization. Employees want to be part of an organization that has purpose, direction,
and values, and offers useful work.
3. Learn to deal with ambiguity, to be able to change your model and to have an ability to be innovative, creative and adaptive
to change. You can start by creating a change management team or lead position to select and adopt a methodology and improve the organization's understanding of the value of change management. Empower these individuals to educate managers and project team members on change management techniques.
4. You must connect with customers, partners, and front-line employees. If you really want to solve a problem, go to the front line individuals and give them your ear. New ideas are born here and should be nurtured to provide the business with continual sources of new approaches.
5. Understand everybody's strength and everybody's weakness. Your job as a leader is to know how to play to those strengths
and lift the game of the others on the team.
6. Be technically proficient - As a leader, you must know your job and have a solid familiarity with your employees' tasks. This will assist the employees understand how they contribute to achieving key business objectives. In addition, worthy leader should display appreciation for worthy points made by others.
7. Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions - Search for ways to guide your organization to new heights. And when things go wrong, analyze the situation, take corrective action, and move on to the next challenge.
8. Sign up to big, bold goals. A bold goal provides a preliminarily measure of success for everyone in the company. Goals must
be realistic, easily understood, achievable, and the result of team work. No one wants to be stuck in a dead-end company
going nowhere...or a company headed in the incorrect direction. They want to be involved with a winner! And your individuals are the
ones who will get you to that goal. You cannot do it alone!
Good luck in your efforts!
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