Thinking Outside of the Leadership Box

How do you prepare leaders for these uncertain and chaotic times? That was the question that drove my research for my book, “Leading with Wisdom: Sage Advice from 100 Experts.” Several themes emerged from interviewing the top thought leaders in the field that became the framework for the book.

One was that the value of creativity is essential in building a healthy work environment. To encourage my college students to be creative, I developed a mandatory and ungraded “creativity activity.” Students were required to spend time weekly doing something creative. It could be something they used to do or something they would like to learn. Examples included reading for pleasure, exercise, art, music, cooking, photography, and volunteering. The purpose was to allocate time in their life to “create” something meaningful of their choosing. They were required to reflect on the experience in their weekly journal focusing on the difference it was or wasn’t making in their life.

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