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Making the Connection Between Art and Leadership
The new model of Inspired Leadership in the 21st century requires a fresh approach to defining leadership and new metaphors which are more relevant and meaningful to leaders in the 21st century. Kevin D. Asbjörnson, MIM, Founder & Principal Performing Artist of Inspire! Imagine! Innovate! suggests that the most effective leaders in the world are also artists and the most effective artists in the world are also leaders. Kevin articulates the creative and artistic competencies of performing artists and parallels the competencies as key insights into Inspired Leadership. The article is published in Leadership in Action October/November 2007 issue, Volume 27; Number 4; a bimonthly periodical published by the Center for Creative Leadership and Jossey-Bass™- Wiley Subscription Services, Inc. Leadership in Action publishes practical articles to help leaders improve personal and organizational effectiveness. To order a sample copy of Leadership in Action or reprints of the article please click here.

 

The Neuroscience of Leadership
David Rock and Jeffrey Schwartz assert in their article The Neuroscience of Leadership that “it is now clear that human behavior in the workplace doesn’t work the way many executives think it does. That in turn helps explain why many leadership efforts and organizational change initiatives fall flat.” “Managers who understand the recent breakthroughs in cognitive science can lead and influence mindful change: organizational transformation that takes into account the physiological nature of the brain and the ways in which it predisposes people to resist some forms of leadership and accept others.” According to Kevin Asbjörnson, MIM, Founder & Principal Performing Artist of Inspire! Imagine! Innovate! ; “The revised and highly effective models and metaphors of leadership in the 211h century integrate the current research and neuroscience of emotionally-intelligent and inspired leadership.” To read the entire article by David Rock and Jeffrey Schwartz, please click here.

 

Good Leadership Demands a Combination of Creativity and Innovation
Nick Nissley, Ed.D., executive director of leadership development at the Banff Centre, writes in the May/June 2007 issue of Leadership in Action that “ Creativity and innovation are central to effective leadership because together they form a process of generating ideas and possibilities and transforming them into reality. According to Kevin Asbjornson, MIM, creator of the Artistry of Leadership-Creating Meaningful Connections® Leadership and Performance experience and Performing Artist in Residence at the Banff Centre, “Nissley reminds us that creativity and innovation create the future. They excite employees by focusing on what can be, anticipate customer needs and build the confidence of investors.” To read the entire article, please click here.

 

Solving HR’s Crisis of the Imagination: Reinventing HR as Human Resourcefulness
In the article Solving HR’s Crisis of the Imagination, Nick Nissley, Ed.D. suggests “what if we stopped being consumed with trying to manage the human resources of the workplace, and instead focused our professional talents on developing our organizations’ human resourcefulness?”  “Resourcefulness is the human capability of being able to cope with challenging situations and as we know, our success in work lives-especially as leaders-is defined by our ability to work through challenges.”  Nick serves as Executive Director of Banff Centre-Leadership Development which is internationally recognized for the integration of performing arts-based training into leadership development for the 21st century.

 

 

Emotional Intelligence-a Core Competency for Healthcare Administrators
The comprehensive healthcare industry and healthcare leadership are creating more noise than music today with a variety of serious issues including quality standards, insensitive service, diagnosis & treatment plans, expense management and the training and education of healthcare administrators and professionals.  The progressive individuals and organizations within healthcare are reaching outside the healthcare profession for creative and innovative solutions to their serious issues. In the article, Emotional Intelligence-a Core Competency for Healthcare Administrators, Brenda Freshman, PhD and Louis Rubin, PhD explore the increasing awareness of emotionally-intelligent leadership and relevance to the training and leadership development of healthcare Administrators.   

 

 

The Arts & Leadership: Now That We Can Do Anything, What Will We Do?
According to Nancy Adler, PhD., DeSautels Faculty of Management at McGill University, in her article entitled The Arts & Leadership: Now That We Can Do Anything, What Will We Do?  “ Whereas 20th-century managerial frameworks focused primarily on motivation, often attempting to identify sets of rewards and punishment that would motivate workers to producer more, 21st-centruy leaders know that such motivation is not enough.  The leadership challenge today is to inspire people, not simply to motivate them.” 

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Competitiveness Index 2006-Where America Stands

The conceptual economy of the 21st century requires insight, imagination and ingenuity to determine competitive advantage and value creation. It will be fueled by the fusion of different technical and creative fields and thrive on scholarship, creativity, artistry and leading-edge thinking. Click Here to learn why the most important competition is being fought in the arenas of ideas, learning and delivering new kinds of value to the marketplace. For information on the Council on Competitiveness, please visit www.compete.org.