Workplace Creativity Articles

Ask a business leader how important creativity is to their success and most will say it is critical. Ask them to put business resources (time, money, assets) toward creativity and the same leaders will placate. “We don’t have budget for that.” “We can’t distract from...

Creativity is not safe. It requires someone to take a risk. Usually this is a risk of some sort of rejection. If no one is willing to do this, we all stay in our corner of the room… complaining about the folks in the other corners.

When it comes to embracing a creative identity, we believe that path is bifurcated between mega-success and devastating failure. This keeps us from pursuing creative endeavors because–honestly–both of these paths scare us. But the truth is there are many variations on...

When was your identity as a creative genius stolen? What did you replace it with? The good news is this was not a permanent replacement. At one point, you believed you were an artist. You can still reclaim your creative identity. Believe you’re an artist. Start doing...

We often focus on our messy beginnings. As novelist and playwright John Galsworthy said, “All beginnings are messy.” Accept that. Expect it. Realize it is part of the process.

Your environment doesn’t dictate your creative potential… but it does influence it.

Success only provides evidence of what has already been done. Innovation places bets on what could be. When the status quo is no longer sufficient, consider doing something that might not work. Just remember not to act like it definitely will.

Despite what that ad on Buzzfeed tells you, prodigies are overrated, and often exaggerated. Sure success may happen overnight. They just won't (can't) tell you which night.

As we deal with all of the impact related to Covid-19, we’re left to cope from a distance. There is only so much we can do over email, texts and web conferences, but a little extra can help. Ask the extra question about how a colleague’s family is doing.Take the time...

You’ve probably worked for leaders with varying styles. Some can be as different as night and day. One explanation for this is McGregor’s X Y Theory of Management. Theory X is an “Authoritarian Managment” Style The average person dislikes work and will avoid it...