Archive for the: 'personality' tag

The NHS Needs Creativity

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

It is well known that public sector organisations all over the globe are facing extreme pressures.  Massive budgetary surgery, but without sacrificing frontline services.   In...Read Full

Posted in Creativity, Leadership, Organization

Recruiting for Creativity

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Which is the odd one out..?

1.  Creativity and innovation lie at the heart of organisational prosperity and longevity.
2.  Innovation in product, process, service, etc.,...Read Full

Posted in Creativity, Organization, Selection & Assessment

Getting Recruitment Right (…and why now is the time to do it)

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Do you have a rigorous process for selecting the very best?  Do you still rely on the tired old triumvirate of interviews, CV’s and references? ...Read Full

Posted in Creativity, Organization, Selection & Assessment

What do creative people look like?

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Step 1: Blind monks, elephants and other stories – What is creativity?
Step 2: Reclaiming creativity – Not everything is creative, not...Read Full

Posted in Creativity

New Linkedin group on The Psychology of Creativity

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Are you interested in creativity, psychology, innovation or social media? We've a new LinkedIn group called the Psychology of Creativity that you might like to...Read Full

Posted in Creativity, Media

Developing Teams

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

Developing Teams – Part 2 of 3

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In the last post some simple development options for leaders were presented....Read Full

Posted in Leadership, Organization

Developing Leaders

Friday, September 18th, 2009

This post is the first of three. In each I will attempt to explore learning and development – from the perspective of the leader,...Read Full

Posted in Leadership

The Psychology of the Recession

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

The recession, the crisis, the downturn, the credit crunch… call it what you will, there is no avoiding that the recession has captured our attention,...Read Full

Posted in Research