“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” George S. Patton
Creativity in our fast paced world is even more of an essential element, as we move to working in geographically dispersed locations across the globe.
No longer will you have your leader stopping by your office each day, or leaning over your work station, or across the table at “Peet’s Coffee” to show you how it’s done.
As a leader, you shall encourage the utilization of an individuals own way of solving the problem-set assigned or the persons own process they employ, to reach the expected outcomes.
How else will you discover their new found creative ways and the exploration of innovative and extraordinary solutions?
What if you are an individual working alone in the realm of collecting new found information, that will be applied in the future to prospective targets?
The research skills and knowledge you have learned, is not implemented like a specific manufacturing assembly line.
When you are assigned the role of applying your own cognitive functions in a landscape of continuous change, to arrive at a desired outcome, this requires “Instinct”.
A natural or inherent aptitude, impulse, or capacity to use your own creativity, skills and knowledge, to achieve your assigned outcomes.
As a leader, you shall excel in painting visual pictures, describing what results looks like, sounds like and what indicators will provide you the assurance, you have arrived at the desired outcomes.
How else will your students, your employees, your constituents, your customers know that victory is present? That you have arrived at your intended destination. Received the required compensation for your required deliverable.
How much “Cognitive Diversity” do you find in your team?
As a leader, you shall leverage all resources to combine skill sets and mind sets, to gain a “Decision Advantage”.
Think about your “Humility” as a leader. How will your team describe you, when you are gone…
