Mindset that Sustains Excellence

Episode 189: Jennifer Mueller - Why Leaders Should Embrace Creative Change

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"If you're calculating risk, then it's not creative."

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Common themes of leaders who sustain excellence:
  • Mindset to learn
  • Curiosity is the most important
  • Thinking like an inventor... Curious by asking "What does this mean?"
• Why is their pressure to perform immediately?
  • It's a followers mindset -- Anchor to the competitors and play the rat race game
  • This does not allow you to break away from the competition
  • If you want to change the status quo, you cannot think this way
• There are no shortcuts...
• Why write the book?
  • Studied how people generated ideas
  • Was cynical at first, but what Jen learned is that leaders don't know how to manage for innovation
• Why do ideas get rejected?
  • "If you're calculating risk, then it's not creative."
• How to give yourself a better shot for the idea to get traction?
  • Give a feedback pitch and not a selling pitch... Ask for feedback and advice
• Her famous study -- "The Bias Against Creativity"
• Overcoming the bias against creative leadership
  • Backlash against the people who generate the idea -- It's not good
  • Might be promoting people on out of date measures
  • Mis-reading skill set
• "Creative Leaders have to ask questions and be curious"
• "Stop generating ideas, start making impact"
• Have a change circle... Talk about how you can push your idea through

"Creative leaders must ask questions... And be curious."

Continue Learning:

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• Read: Creative Change
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Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell

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