Creative leadership : skills that drive change / [print]
Gerard J. Puccio, Marie Mance, Mary C. Murdock.
- second edition.ition.
- Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE, (c)2011.
- xx, 350 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Foundational principles for leaders -- Change, leadership, and creativity: the powerful connection -- Creative problem solving: a framework for creative leadership -- Creative leadership: the foundational skills for creative problem solving -- Creative leadership: the cognitive and affective skill base for creative problem solving -- Transforming your thinking: developing a creative mind-set -- 2: Thinking tools for leaders -- Assessing the situation: tools for diagnostic thinking -- Exploring the vision: tools for visionary thinking -- Formulating challenges: tools for strategic thinking -- Exploring ideas: tools for ideational thinking -- Formulating solutions: tools for evaluative thinking -- Exploring acceptance: tools for contextual thinking -- Formulating a plan: tools for tactical thinking -- 3: Additional factors that influence leaders -- Psychological diversity: leading people with different creativity styles -- Building a climate for creativity: how leadership sets the tone -- Conclusion.
Successful leadership today relies heavily on an individual's ability to effectively respond to and proactively drive change--in short, to be creative. This book helps readers enhance their creative talents and employ these skills as a leader, providing a concrete set of principles and procedures based in creativity that, once internalized, will forever change how we lead. --Book Jacket.