Creative Leadership
Creativity is an essential skill required for all leaders and managers.
The fast pace and complexity of today's business world requires leaders to be open to new ideas, flexible in thought and behaviour and confident in moving forward in a new direction.
Success belongs to those who can anticipate what's happening and adapt the fastest. In order to recognise what's happening or about to happen leaders must be able to break their own patterns before guiding others to the required change.
Improv Solutions have identified 7 Competencies of Creative Leaders. These are a combination of hard and soft skills that exist within each other. They are competencies that come under both the Creative Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence banner.
Who should be a Creative Leader?
CEOs, Senior Executives, General Managers, HR Managers, Marketing Managers, Sales Managers, Communications Managers and anyone who leads a team or organisation.
Programme Design
The Creative Leadership programme is designed as a 6 day time spaced learning programme that runs over 6 months. So each day runs approx one month apart.
Day 1 – The first day is an overview day of the 7 competencies listed below.
Day 2 – This is an indepth look at C #1, C #2 and C #7.
Day 3 – This is an indepth look at C #3
Day 4 – This is an indepth look at C #4 and C #5.
Day 5 – This is an indepth look at C #6
Day 6 – This is an indepth look at leadership styles
Each session provides participants with action steps leading up to the following session. Each following session reviews the previous action steps and content before the session. commences
The 7 Competencies of Creative Leaders
Competency #1: Mindset+
Creative Leaders set their intention on a daily basis. They know how to 'Make their Day' and understand that they are responsible for choosing their attitude. They understand the power of the positive thought and are able to raise, relax and focus their own and others' energy.
Competency #2: Sensory Acuity
Creative Leaders understand the role their five senses play in taking in information and making decisions. They are connected with themselves and understand the importance of intuition in business.
Competency #3: Attunement
Creative Leaders are able to detach their ego from their ideas, tune into other people's perceptions and see from their point of view. They have a systemic overview of their domain and are attuned to the patterns that exist within the organisation. They have an open mind and are able to build on ideas.
Competency #4: Pattern Disruption
Creative Leaders are aware of the need to disrupt set thought and behavioural patterns, creating new perspectives and to develop a greater mental flexibility. They are curious, know how to ask powerful questions and understand they must challenge the status quo. They know how to generate ideas and aren't afraid to make mistakes in search of a better pattern.
Competency #5: Being In The Moment
Creative Leaders can achieve an attentive state with no preconceived ideas or judgments. Being in the moment is made up of two parts
i) Being Open – being open to everything, open to the moment that is NOW!
ii) Paying Attention – a heightened focus while being in a state of relaxed alertness. They have the skill of being able to pay attention and as result expand their filter system.Competency #6: Re-creation
Creative Leaders take time out from the stress and challenges that come with their position and allow all information incubate. They understand the importance of fun and humour in the workplace. They can re-create ideas, strategies, passion, vision by using recreation. They encourage exploration and relaxation as components of a creative environment.
Competency #7: Storytelling
Creative Leaders are Storytellers. They engage people when they communicate, can use metaphor and create visual images in peoples' mind that connects people to their vision and gets their buy-in and support.