In Focus/Creativity and Innovation
Good Leadership Demands a Combination of the Two
Nick Nissley
One often hears that leaders need to be creative. But I would like to be a bit provocative and question the role of creativity in the success of leaders.
What I mean is that creativity by itself is not as important to leaders as is creativity in combination with innovation. Leaders must be concerned with developing, both personally and organizationally, the dual capabilities of creativity and innovation. The success of a leader or organization cannot be realized by investment in either creativity or innovation alone. Rather, success can be realized only by investment in the two together.
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