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Creativity and Innovation Management – goal setting
One of the important debates in the field of creativity and innovation is the topic of goal setting. Is it positive or negative?
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be...
Creativity is King in Small Business
In my last article, “The Reality of Buying Wholesale,” we looked at some of the controls that the largest companies in the consumer goods market place on their distribution channels. As we learned, some of these companies make it impossible for the...
How To Profit Using Public Domain Works
The public domain is full of books, journals, literary works, videos, audio, music sheets, software and government works that you can use any way you choose and create unlimited wealth with a little creativity. Several ways you can profit using...
Innovation Management – Smart People Don’t Necessarily Produce Great Ideas
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation.
There are distinct processes that enhance problem identification and idea...
Should You Quit Your Job for Your Dream?
The next time you’re moodily sitting in your office, wishing you were living your dream instead, answer the following questions… or answer them now! They’ll give you a sense of whether or not now’s the time to make the break.
My job is...
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How to Conduct a Meeting
For many of us attending a meeting is right up there with a root canal.
If you’re the one in charge of meetings, use these EQ competencies to create better ones. A meeting, after all, is a microcosm of your business and philosophy.
INTENTIONALITY
Intentionality means accepting responsibility for your actions and motives. Always ask yourself, Why am I having this meeting? Could this be done better another way?
Meetings exist for different reasons – sharing information, receiving instructions, planning, crisis management, socializing, process.
Define the reason for the meeting, share this information, and stick with it. This goes to credibility.
Avoid the anathema of productivity and morale, “Because we’ve always done it this way.”
Check in with your thoughts, opinions and feelings before you start the meeting to make sure you’re centered and will be doing what you intend to do.
PERSONAL POWER
Running a meeting is not a committee affair. Someone needs to be in charge.
The leader sets the tone in attitude as well. People will seek opportunity to test limits, upstage, divert, entertain and manipulate instead of staying on-task. The first time you allow this to happen, you set precedence, and lose credibility.
RESPECT
Respect for everyone – their time, opinions, contributions and feelings. If you hold off starting til Paul arrives, you establish the precedent that the meeting doesn’t start at 10, it stars when Paul gets
there, because, by inference, he’s more important than the others.
So why are the others there?
To lead, you must “make sense” to your followers. Surely your intent is to reward those who come on time, and not the ones who come late.
CONSTRUCTIVE DISCONTENT
The opposite of this EQ competency is destructive content. Being able handle disagreement is one of the strongest indicators of leadership. It means being able to stay calm, focused and emotionally grounded during conflict.
If there is no conflict, nothing is happening. If there are 10 people in a planning session, and they all agree on every point, you either really have a goldmine, which is unlikely, or there are 9 people you don’t need for the brainstorming.
CREATIVITY
If your meeting is to generate creative ideas, alternative and solutions, you have to create the atmosphere where this can happen. If you ask for ideas, and reply to the first one, “no,” you’ll deadend the process. Brush up on the rules of divergent and convergent thinking in the creative process.
PROCESS AFTERWARDS
It's a good idea, if you're serious about improving the quality of the meetings at your office to have your coach “shadow,” observe and then process with your afterwards. You’ll learn a lot!
About the Author
©Susan Dunn, MA Clinical Psychology, The EQ Coach, http:www.susandunn.cc. Emotional intelligence coaching for executives. EQ coach training and certification program, www.eqcoach.net.
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Creativity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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Creativity For Life |
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AdCritic.com: Commercial Ads |
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National Curriculum in Action - Creativity - |
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Ten Steps for Boosting Your Creativity |
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Category:Creativity Techniques - Mycoted |
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Creativity at Work: The interplay of business, art and science |
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Crayola Creativity Central |
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Creativity Web - Resources for Creativity and Innovation |
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Ideas by Creativity Pool |
A free database with new ideas and possible inventions. Add your own, or bring an existing idea to life. |
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CREATIVITY |
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The 6 Myths Of Creativity |
A new study will change how you generate ideas and decide who's really creative in your company. |
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CreativeClass.org |
Richard Florida's "The Rise of the Creative Class" examines creativity and its effects on economic development. |
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TIP: Concepts |
The relationship between creativity and intelligence has been always been a central concern of psychology ( Guilford , 1950). Much effort has been devoted ... |
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American Creativity Association (ACA) |
An incorporated non-profit organization promoting personal and professional creativity. Association membership is represented by four multidisciplinary ... |
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CREAX - Portal for creativity and innovation |
A resource for links on creativity and innovation on the web. A selection of 690 links is divided into 67 categories for the visitors convenience. |
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