Workplace Creativity Articles

Fairy tale endings are just that. Myths. Endings are hard and messy. It doesn't feel like "happily ever after" as the book closes. There are loose ends that leave the story unresolved. We can't see past the ending, and this uncertainty can be nerve wracking. We can...

LinkedIn is asking what topics, ideas and conversations people think will define 2018, and they're gathering them into a collection called #BigIdeas2018. The list of topics will undoubtedly include things like artificial intelligence (AI), automation, creativity,...

A leader who is preoccupied with his own survival isn't willing to stick his neck out. She doesn't risk casting a compelling vision of where the company is headed, because she'll be held accountable if the company doesn't achieve that vision. He doesn't collaborate...

We spend a lot of time and mental energy on major decisions. Which university to attend? What career to pursue? Who to marry? Which house to buy? These macro decisions are important, but they are rare. Just as important are the micro decisions we make along the way....

Christmas can be a magical experience. The time with family The food and drinks Christmas decorations and lights The holiday music and movies But part of what makes it special is anticipation. In the Christian calendar, Advent is the time leading up to Christmas. In...

This time of year can be stress-inducing. Making sure your holiday shopping is done. Preparing for travel, or for others to visit. Wrapping up year-end details at work. Finalizing planning for the next year (budgets, staffing, etc.). In moments like this when the...

When I was a kid growing up in rural Oklahoma, we would drive twenty miles to a neighboring town at Christmastime each year. We would wind through neighborhoods illuminated with yard decorations. After doing this for years, I anticipated some of the special displays...

What is happening today? Technology continues to change the way we work at an ever-increasing pace. Robotics, artificial intelligence and automation threaten a spectrum of jobs, including those of highly skilled workers. Data-driven organizations and Wall Street...

Despite the advice of the famous idiom, people do judge books by their covers. We have to. With the overwhelming amount of data we encounter and the effects of decision fatigue, we look for shortcuts to make our decisions. For example, let's say you go to a...

When you put ice in a cup of hot tea, why does the ice melt and the tea get colder? This sounds incredibly basic, but it's one of the laws of thermodynamics, which explains how objects move toward equilibrium. It is helpful for leaders to understand this concept....