Creative Execution: What Great Leaders Do to Unleash Bold Thinking and Innovation

The Path to Creative Execution

Becoming a Creative Execution leader, like any other serious transformation, begins by taking an honest look at yourself: your leadership capabilities, your values, and what keeps you from allowing your bold and creative side to flourish. Most of us bottle up our passions and beliefs, worried that if we let those loose, we will stick out and get shot—in a figurative sense. But think back to Nelson, who took his ship smack into the middle of an enemy formation when his commanding officer had hoisted the flag for retreat. The whole fleet followed Nelson’s example, and victory was won.

Sometimes (not every day, nor on a simple whim), you need to take the one risk that will tip the scales in your favor. Just like the ...