Creativity
& Innovation
Develops new insights into situations and applies innovative solutions to make organizational improvements; creates a work environment that encourages creative thinking and innovation.
Leadership Levels
Organization/Staff
Seeks and listens to the ideas of others.
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Transactional
Conducts creative problem solving sessions with a team or work group.
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Relational
Conducts bench marking studies and applies them within the organization.
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Transformational
Serves as champion for new ideas and approaches and articulates linkage between new behaviors and organizational success.
Competency
Behavior Indicators
Allows and encourages creative, innovative, and non-conventional contributions, even if this leads to conflict.
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Communicates a personal commitment to continual organizational improvement.
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Encourages employees to find creative ways to save time and cost.
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Establishes staffing strategies and work processes encouraging the consideration of multiple approaches and non-conventional thought.
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Invests in training for unit members enabling employees to weigh potential solutions for appropriateness and feasibility.
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Models creative thinking and problem solving.
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Develops and weighs alternatives before settling on a solution.
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Understands the role of evaluation and testing in creative processes.
Challenge the Process
Leaders search for opportunities to change the status quo. They look for innovative ways to improve the organization. In doing so, they experiment and take risks. And because leaders know that risk taking involves mistakes and failures, they accept the inevitable disappointments as learning opportunities.
Leadership Essential
Development Activity
Strategic Skills:
Develop competencies to expand awareness of organizational functions and strategy.
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Interpersonal Skills:
Develop competencies that increase effectiveness to work with and manage other employees or teams.
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Personal Effectiveness:
Competencies related to performance and personal development
Stretch Assignments
Emotional Intelligence
Training Formula
Increase Personal Effectiveness
The ability to build solid relationships of trust and respect inside and outside the organization. To understand general attitude, temperament, decision-making methods, and communication styles.
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Self-Awareness:
Being aware of your own needs, values and emotions and their impact on your behavior.
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Self-Management:
Keeping your emotional reactions in check, and controlling feelings that could result in destructive behavior.
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Social Awareness:
Being in tune with other's feelings and needs.
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Relationship Management:
The ability to build relationships based on mutual trust and respect.
Training Tools & Resources
Personality
Profile
Values
Assessment
Motivation
Theory
