- ISBN13: 9781412913805
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Creative Leadership: Skills That Drive Change demonstrates how creative thinking is an essential element of leadership, especially when bringing about change. In this engaging book, authors Gerard J. Puccio, Mary C. Murdock, and Marie Mance provide a unique combination of conceptual arguments, practical principles, and proven tools to enhance future leaders’ effectiveness in creating and managing change…. More >>
Creative Leadership: Skills That Drive Change
Tags: Change, Creative, Drive, Leadership, Skills
#1 by S. C, Martin on April 6, 2010 - 1:25 pm
Best practices is now telling us that innovation (creativity) in business is the next challenge that even the best businesses must take on. Reports on the successes and failures of businesses using Six Sigma, Lean, TQM and other change models reveal that no business, no matter how efficient, can succeed in the long term without innovation.
Most people do not understand creativity much less have the skills necessary to lead innovation. “Creative Leadership” contains the information that managers need to have in their personal tool kits to become innovation leaders.
Creativity can be taught, innovation can be lead and, in my opinion, you can be on that leading edge when you read “Creative Leadership.”
The authors know the creative discipline as they are members of the faculty of The State University College at Buffalo which is the only college in the world that grants a Master of Science degree in creativity. This knowledge is shared generously in “Creative Leadership.”
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by D. Vaughn on April 6, 2010 - 1:56 pm
This was a very informative book. It was very descriptive, and you could relate this to a lot of things going on in your life.
Rating: 4 / 5
#3 by Joseph Tay on April 6, 2010 - 4:50 pm
The authors put up a strong case of the leadership-creativity connection. Using research by other scholars, the authors highlight problem solving as an important skill set of a leader. The book takes the reader through the creative problem solving process that Buffalo is renowned for and the techniques to facilitate divergent and convergent thinking.
The book is easy to read with practical examples to aid learning. The coverage is comprehensive including sections on creative styles and climate. There is theorectical basis which helps the reader to understand and build confidence.
This book guides me on how to get out of the rut and inspires me that things can be different. A great resource book.
Rating: 5 / 5