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What organizations need in order to be creative?

Emotional Intelligence, Hạnh phúc tại nơi làm việc, Tâm Lý Tích Cực, Productivity, Workplace Culture / My Holland

Creativity, innovation and a propensity to think out of the box have been proven to be the hard-working, tested characteristics of an organization that have become a successful player in the industry they move in and pursue their business. But before we start to answer “What do companies need to be creative?” We need to accept the belief of numerous experts and management gurus that creativity is not born. It is bred. It is not a question of either you have it or you don’t. Kenneth Robinson, one of the most watched TED talk of all times says …if you ask kindergartens who are creative, the odds are that you’ll find just about everyone raising their hands. If you ask adults, very few will show hands … And this is where the tragedy lies. We all start out with great potential and then grow up in society or join organizations that somehow beat and hammer that creativity out of most of us. And so, the challenge to us HR professionals, or as leaders of organizations is to create a workplace environment for people to be creative enough to do the best work that they could ever have done in their lives. 3 Things You Can Do to Induce Creativity in the Workplace: Create trust and foster curiosity within your organization. Building trust in your people and among themselves is a good, starting block. What you would want is for everyone to believe they are continuous learners and have this pervading atmosphere, this what’s-a-better-way-to-do things stirring in their minds and prevailing at all times. Invest in training continuously and believe in improving the skill sets of your people. Make sure this gets to be a two-way street. It is not the sole responsibility of the leader. It is also every team member’s responsibility. In other words, these regular training and learning sessions should be a partnership. Encourage diversity and difference of opinion. In an atmosphere where a wide range of skill sets and open dialogue are encouraged, open discussions often lead to creativity and ultimately better job performance. Organizations who can find it within their capabilities and resources to do all these three things are those that will tend to grow and enjoy success.

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How do you infuse compassion in leadership?

Compassion, Khả năng lãnh đạo, Tâm Lý Tích Cực, Positivity, Productivity, Wellbeing / My Holland

Today, one of the bigger challenges of modern leadership is developing leaders who earnestly and sincerely give a damn about their colleagues in the workplace, their organization, community, and the bigger world. As it should be. A strong, compassionate leadership, along with a healthy corporate culture, after all, is a key factor to a business company’s growth and success. You, as a serious manager, should recognize that injecting compassion in your top people’s brand of leadership in itself is serious business. It cannot be an afterthought like a half-baked pizza. It needs no less than a well-planned, perfectly calibrated and adequately tempered heating system to beat those that come out from the ovens of the Yellow Cabs and Pizza Huts of this world. You will need an integrated approach. And here’s how : When hiring, look beyond technical skills. Sure, technical skills are important but just as essential is recognizing a candidate’s soft skills. Creativity, ability in problem-solving, imagination, intellectual humility and compassion should be right there next to software savvy and those high-sounding college degrees. Hire based on a clear understanding of what a person’s role is. A recent poll says 64% of hired personnel have no clue of what their job is. So, before you finalize those employment contracts, ask these guys to detail and define what their tasks will be, what they should be committed to and point out how they’ll fit into the organization’s culture. Foster and cultivate compassion within the whole organization. Various studies have shown clearly that genuine care for co-workers has a positive influence on a company’s bottom line since employees who enjoy being at work and have a sense of belonging in a culture anchored on compassion have generally demonstrated high productivity and efficiency. Building a culture with compassion as its centerpiece begins with leadership training. This should often be stressed. Leaders must first learn self-compassion and then learn how to effectively spin off these same considerations to their teams. In a nutshell, look into creating an environment where employees feel okay to share their feelings and speak up at any turn and not feel judged or fearful. As they begin to value themselves, their confidence will reach new heights leading to better job performance.

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Is Multi-Tasking Really All That Effective? Look Again.

Mindfulness, Tâm Lý Tích Cực, Productivity / My Holland

There was a time when multi-tasking was the big buzzword among management circles. It was a sort of a magic word that became a popular strategic component for higher productivity and efficiency. And it did seem, for quite a while, like doing multiple things at the same time, particularly for a lot of busy people, would make one more productive and end up with better, more positive results. What The Studies Say Contrary to this wide-spread misconception, several studies have shown that in most cases, multi-tasking impacts negatively on productivity and efficiency programs of both top management and executives. Here’s how it works. When you focus on more than one specific task at a time and you have to switch back and forth between these two or more tasks, this can in the end leave you less focused and less efficient. In other words, multi-tasking … when you’re focusing on many activities in a short time frame, moving from one task to the other, you are really creating a need for your brain to refocus. This can eat up your time and energy. What this actually boils down to, is … it takes longer to finish this cluster of tasks than it would if you had focused on each one individually. Learning More About Multi-Tasking Relative To Our Brain Having touched on multi-tasking’s contradictory findings from recent surveys, it doesn’t altogether mean that multi-tasking doesn’t work. It does. Multi-tasking works when you put together an activity or a task requiring concentration and focus with one that is principally physical and can be done almost automatically. This becomes possible because you can place most of your focus on one activity and have the other get done secondarily. There’s no need for you to keep shifting a sharp focus from one task to the other. An example of this would be listening to a Frank Sinatra CD while doing your workouts, or, having some casual chit-chat about that new couple next door who look like illicit lovers, while doing your house vacuuming. When Multi-Tasking Doesn’t Work. This animal doesn’t work and can be a vicious killer of focus and energy when you put together two or more tasks that require real conscious thought. For instance, you can’t be talking about saving on the power bills while doing your college thesis, or going about studying neuroscience while watching American Ninja Warrior. If you pretty much see yourself in these kinds of situations, walk away. Take a break. You don’t have to give it up entirely, but there are a few good alternatives. Get Into Single Tasking. One task at a time. It’ll save you time. As much as possible, develop this habit. If you sometimes find your back against the wall and have to cram 1001 activities into the same time and space, prioritize. Choose the most important task for the moment and focus fully on it, then work out a plan for when you can do the rest before clearing them from your mind. Chunking. It’s about time management. The whole idea is to set aside “a chunk of time” to focus on one particular task, minimizing interruptions and grouping similar tasks together like checking all your email in one sweep rather than going through them the whole day. Simply, this allows you to focus on these activities when you’ve got that “chunk of time” and eliminates the extra time you need to refocus when you’re shifting from one task to the other. So, multi-tasking? Think again.

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Is Multi-Tasking Really All That Effective? Look Again.

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