REFLECTIONS ON CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP

LEADERS WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE 217 organization given the existence of a myriad of alliances that make up the company. In a simil ...

218 REFLECTIONS ON CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP During Barnevik ’ s tenure, ABB had a sophisticated global matrix struc- t ure w ith ...

LEADERS WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE 219 Nurturing Creativity These three CEOs were trying to create a climate for innovation whereby t ...

220 REFLECTIONS ON CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP other profi t - sharing plan. Share ownership plays an important role in retaining t ...

LEADERS WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE 221 morning in the bathtub, and have it implemented in the evening. ’ Speed would also take an ess ...

222 REFLECTIONS ON CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP key values would be summarized in ‘ policy bibles. ’ In Virgin, these values are mor ...

LEADERS WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE 223 tant to them was the greater good of the organization. And to make this happen, the leadership ...

224 REFLECTIONS ON CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP throughout their organizations, they facilitated a commitment to their way of lookin ...

LEADERS WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE 225 who pushes power down the line who benefi ts in the long r un. A lthough letting go of power c ...

226 REFLECTIONS ON CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP Conclusions A good summarizing metaphor for the kind of workplace that these three C ...

REAPING THE WHIRLWIND: MANAGING CREATIVE PEOPLE The creative process is a cocktail of instinct, skill, culture and a highly crea ...

228 REFLECTIONS ON CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP But before concluding that the successful organization should root out all right - b ...

REAPING THE WHIRLWIND 229 Creative people demonstrate some key characteristics: They are very inquisitive. They are also intuit ...

230 REFLECTIONS ON CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP and internal stimuli. Moreover, they have a greater capacity for absorp- tion. This ...

REAPING THE WHIRLWIND 231 tion phase (gathering information about the problem); then the incuba- tion phase (mulling over unrela ...

232 REFLECTIONS ON CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP law? Or is it more a result of the kind of developmental experiences to which these ...

REAPING THE WHIRLWIND 233 Parents can play a substantial role in this ‘ play area ’ of the mind — they can be encouraging and he ...

234 REFLECTIONS ON CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP role models for their children in that they were autonomous and imagi- native themse ...

REAPING THE WHIRLWIND 235 ing the death struggle of his mother when he was young had a devastat- ing effect on the painter and m ...

236 REFLECTIONS ON CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP creative behavior, although in an interview with a Swedish television channel in 200 ...