Harnessing the Ideas of Creative Teammates
In this course, you will learn how to adapt your leadership style to effectively engage team members with high Openness, part of the Big 5 personality model (the O in OCEAN). You will explore strategies to communicate with enthusiasm, foster innovative solutions, and coach them to balance creativity with practical execution.
Lessons and practices
Allow Unstructured Time to Explore Ideas
Be Open to Their Unconventional Ideas
Break the Conversation into Brief, Diverse Segments
Solicit Their Feedback on Novel Challenges
Ask Them To Lead You Through a Brainstorming Session
Invite Them To Contribute to Long-Term Vision
Turn Inspiring Ideas into Actionable Steps
See Ideas Through To Implementation
Avoid Investing Energy in Too Many Directions
Evaluating the Feasibility of Ideas
Establish Criteria for Decisions
Encourage Risk-Taking Within a Safe Framework
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