If you are interested in spurring creativity in your team, leading change, and/or being even more entrepreneurial, then I recommend Adam Grant’s newest book, Originals (2016), to you. Grant was inspired to research creativity and originality after he chose not to invest in the idea for a new company developed by some of his graduate students because they did not fit his … [Read more...] about How to Become a True “Original”
Archives for August 2016
Creating Your Noble Purpose Statement
Every person associated with an organization should be able to explain the Noble Purpose of the organization in an “elevator” speech that is sixty seconds long or less. This builds off the last blog where I discussed Lisa McLeod’s recent book, Leading with Noble Purpose. McLeod uses business examples, but this can easily be translated for nonprofits and government. In … [Read more...] about Creating Your Noble Purpose Statement
Leading with Noble Purpose
In Lisa McLeod’s newest book, Leading with Noble Purpose (2016), she expands the view of her earlier bestselling book, Selling with Noble Purpose (2012), to encourage leaders at all levels to guide their organization’s performance and strategy based on the Noble Purpose for which they exist. For government and not-for-profit entities this idea seems to come naturally as … [Read more...] about Leading with Noble Purpose