Creativity—today′s most important leadership skill
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.
قائمة المحتويات
Chapter 1: Change, Leadership, and Creativity: The Powerful Connection
Chapter 2: Creative Problem Solving: A Framework for Creative Leadership
Chapter 3: Creative Leadership: The Foundational Skills for Creative Problem Solving
Chapter 4: Creative Leadership: The Cognitive and Affective Skill Base for Creative Problem Solving
Chapter 5: Transforming Your Thinking: Developing a Creative Mindset
Chapter 6: Assessing the Situation: Tools for Diagnostic Thinking
Chapter 7: Exploring the Vision: Tools for Visionary Thinking
Chapter 8: Formulating Challenges: Tools for Strategic Thinking
Chapter 9: Exploring Ideas: Tools for Ideational Thinking
Chapter 10: Formulating Solutions: Tools for Evaluative Thinking
Chapter 11: Exploring Acceptance: Tools for Contextual Thinking
Chapter 12: Formulating a Plan: Tools for Tactical Thinking
Chapter 13: Psychological Diversity: Leading People with Different Creativity Styles
Chapter 14: Building a Climate for Creativity: How Leadership Sets the Tone
Conclusion
عن المؤلف
Mary C. Murdock was an Associate Professor and graduate faculty member at the International Center for Studies in Creativity, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY, where she taught graduate courses and supervised master’s work. Through her career, Dr. Murdock was involved in international work, including work as a guest lecturer on qualitative research in the Cognitive Psychology Unit of the University of Bergen and in teaching Creative Problem Solving courses at international schools in five countries (Colombia, Dominican Republic, Tanzania, China, Malaysia). Her publications included two texts: Creative Problem Solving and Role Playing, co-authored with E. Paul Torrance and Creativity Assessment: Readings and Resources with Gerard Puccio. She was also a co-editor along with Center colleagues, of Understanding and Recognizing Creativity: The Emergence of a Discipline and Nurturing and Developing Creativity: The Emergence of a Discipline. Mary held a BA in English from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, an M.Ed. in Gifted Education and a doctorate in Educational Psychology from the University of Georgia.
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