In the introduction of Edge, a book from Harvard Business School professor Laura Huang, Laura recounts a tale about Elon Musk – one a colleague shared with her. The story goes that a person was able to land a face-to-face meeting with Musk, the famed entrepreneur and leader of Tesla and SpaceX. The person walked…
Creativity
If You Have to Choose Between Clarity and Creativity…
Clarity and creativity are both admirable qualities. People seek both when creating a resource, when delivering a message, when leading a team, and when designing ministry strategy. Authors, artists, song writers, communicators, ministry leaders, and a plethora of other people desire for their work to be both clear and creative. But if you have to…
Links for Leaders 3/24/17
“We all have tendencies, inclinations toward particular behaviors. Things we normally do, often without thinking. But they are not always right. Just familiar.” Mike Lukaszewski shares five tendencies that aren’t always right. “Leaders are often unaware of the power of their words. Their word choice and tone sometimes has ramifications beyond their wildest imagination. I…
5 Reasons Leaders and Creators Need Routines
The myth on creativity is that creativity hates routines, that creativity is stifled by a schedule or plan. In reality, leaders and creators thrive in routines. Mason Currey, in his book Daily Rituals: How Artists Work, chronicles the daily rituals and habits of many of the world’s most influential artists, authors, poets, and composers. What…
Links for Leaders 11/11/16
Leveraging creativity, having the courage to stay, and more.
Links for Leaders 6/24/16
“Sometimes leaders get stuck. Their creative juices have run dry. They feel like they are out of ideas.” Have you ever been stuck when you’ve needed to brainstorm new marketing strategies or new ministry initiatives? Art Rainer writes about how to get the creative juices going. Learning to say, “No,” can be incredibly difficult, especially…
Links for Leaders 12/4/15
Creativity is important in a number of roles in any given organization. But sometimes, creativity can be absent and hard to muster. How do we keep ourselves, and our teams, creative? Here are four helpful suggestions. “Email, boring ol’ email, can be your most effective form of communication,” writes Mike Lukaszewski. Even with the popularity…
Links for Leaders 7/24/15
Leadership is a privilege and a responsibility, but it can certainly come with its challenges along the way. These 12 things, though, devastate leadership. “Determining who you hire for a job plays a big part in forming your company’s culture and ensuring its future success,” writes Carolyn Sun. Helpful post on evaluating emotional intelligence. “Leaders hold…