Fly the Fruitful Skies

Introducing the next chapter in the publication, the author writes about the transformation of leaders and the affect it has on themselves.

Changing things is central to leadership, and changing them before anybody else is creativeness. - Anthony Jay

One big reason why organizations are having such a difficult time transforming themselves is that leaders are having a difficult time transforming themselves. Unfortunately, after many years of work, they begin to believe in their own infallibility.  After all, they have won the election, climbed to the top of the corporate ladder, written the best-selling books.  They are the experts. As a result, many leaders become excessively defensive and arrogant.  They won’t tolerate an idea that doesn’t fit their world view.  Hey, if it was such a good idea, they would have thought of it themselves.
But by slipping into such a mindset, they forget that the expert of today is the dinosaur of tomorrow.  To become successful leaders today who will continue to be successful tomorrow, we must become beginners once again.  We must always be growing and learning.  We can learn something from everybody.  According to Dave Meier, “Everyone is our teacher and we are everyone’s learning coach.”

So how do you begin again? How do you, with all of your vast and valuable knowledge, invoke the child within to see the world with a fresh pair of eyes? In this chapter, we will explore twelve ways to nurture your creativity as a leader so that you can nurture it in the people who work with you.

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Roger Firestien is a renowned author, speaker, and mentor of creativity in the several environments. His popular blog site, serves countless readers with resources on his findings. He also shares his thoughts and ideas through Facebook and Twitter. For more details regarding investments and funding, view Crunchbase.