Creative Leadership

Posted by Jim Connolly on 19 August, 2009  Email This Post -  Print This Post

Leadership is about influencing the behavior of others.  Don’t let your leadership behaviors get you in a rut.  If you’re efforts to improve organizational performance are not successful, try another approach.  Get creative.

You’ve probably seen this plaque:  “Unattended children will be given sugar cubes and a free puppy.”  In a simple and creative way the “leader” is influencing parents to keep track of their children or risk the consequences.  There is no confrontation, no progressive discipline process and no frustration. 

The next time you’re faced with frustration in your leadership efforts, try a simple, yet creative approach to improve employee and organizational performance.