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Welcome to the May 2006 edition of Key Inspirations eLearning Service with Kevin Asbjornson, MIM, Leadership and Performance consultant, keynote inspirational speaker and performing artist. Thank you for subscribing!
Key Inspiration for the Day: Shape a workplace where creativity flourishes. Does your work environment inspire creativity or stifle it? There’s a way to find out. It’s called the KEYS® to Creativity, an organizational survey that assesses the climate for creativity and innovation within an organization. Teresa M. Amabile, who developed the survey in conjunction with the Center for Creative Leadership, is a Harvard Business School faculty member, author, and leading researcher In This Edition:
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Latest Ranking of World’s Most Innovative Companies Proves the Value of Creative Leadership vs. the Value of Creativity Recently, Boston Consulting Group and BusinessWeek reported on their ranking of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Their look into these companies confirms that innovation is now about taking corporate organizations built for efficiency and rewiring them for creativity and growth. This realignment also underscores the business value of Kevin’s unique leadership paradigm based on Inspiration, Imagination and Innovation. To review the entire report and rankings, click here. |
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Kevin Asbjornson, MIM, Featured in Banff Centre’s The Leadership Compass Magazine
The Leadership Compass offers in-depth articles on current leadership issues, future trends in leadership and management practices, and a detailed listing of all leadership development programs offered by the Banff Centre. To read the article on Kevin’s website, click here. For more information about the Inspiring Creative Leadership program at the Banff Centre, click here. Kevin will also be a featured keynote speaker and performing artist at the 2006 Banff Summer Arts Festival. To preview the festival schedule, click here. |
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Kevin Asbjornson, MIM, Announces Affiliation with International Think Tank for Recruiting and Human Resources
For more information on the Human Capital Institute, click here. For more information on Multi-Health Systems, Inc., click here. |
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Kevin Asbjornson, MIM, Presents Artistry of Leadership at Prominent Leadership and Creativity Conference
For more information and to register for this conference online, click here. For more information about Artistry of Leadership, click here.
Kevin Asbjornson’s DVD portfolio, featuring a Telly award-winning, high-definition film about Artistry of Leadership®, is now available. The DVD includes information about Kevin’s groundbreaking work on creative leadership, his clients, testimonials and three complimentary recordings from his CDs of contemporary piano solos. To order a complimentary copy of the DVD, email Kevin's personal assistant at Cheryl.Callighan@PianoOne.com or call her toll-free, 877-457-3633.
Kevin's music enhances individual and classroom learning, attention and focus, and creates an ideal ambiance for relaxation, concentration and insight. Kevin’s CDs are an excellent choice by parents, teachers, physicians, coaches, trainers, and facilitators who understand the positive impact of music in their workplace, home, and automobile environments. Let Kevin’s music be a transporting counter-balance to the cacophony of daily life. Ideal for gift giving!
A 3-CD gift pack of his original contemporary piano solos, as well as the Acoustitherapy collection of CDs featuring recordings from Kevin and other acoustic instrumental artists, can be purchased with a credit card or check through the toll-free and online ordering services of Colorado Creative Music. To place an order for any PianoOne CD, please call 1-800-730-5959 or visit www.PianoOne.com and select "CD Reviews & Ordering." To preview Kevin's calendar of appearances, please click here. If you know a friend, family member, colleague or client who would appreciate receiving Key Inspirations, please direct them to www.PianoOne.com. We diligently respect the Internet Protocol of Personal Choice. If this Key Inspirations subscription has reached you by mistake, or you would like to discontinue your subscription, please click here to unsubscribe. Thank you for your support of contemporary piano and acoustic instrumental music. |
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on team creativity and organizational innovation. “We know that the workplace environment impacts individual and team creativity,” Amabile says. “In fact, there are specific and measurable management practices that directly influence the extent to which creativity and innovation can thrive in an organization. I believe a hallmark of effective leadership is the ability to encourage creativity and remove organizational impediments to innovation.” Kevin Asbjörnson, MIM, a certified facilitator of the KEYS survey, agrees. His Leadership and Performance experience, Artistry of Leadership - Creating Meaningful Connections®, is dedicated to helping organizations discover the keys to inspiring creative leadership. For more information about Amabile’s book, “Creativity in Context,” 
The summer 2006 issue of The Leadership Compass magazine includes a feature article on Kevin Asbjornson, MIM, and his Eight Keys to Inspired Leadership™. The article, entitled “The Art of Leadership – Channeling Your Inner Artist,” harmonizes with the issue’s theme of communication and highlights Kevin’s eight essential principles of leadership, which have parallels in artistic expression. The Eight Keys to Inspired Leadership are the core of Kevin’s groundbreaking leadership paradigm and his Leadership and Performance experience, Artistry of Leadership - Creating Meaningful Connections®. The article was selected for publication by the magazine’s editors from a large number of submissions. 
Kevin Asbjornson, MIM, Leadership and Performance consultant, international keynote inspirational speaker and performing artist, will present Artistry of Leadership - Creating Meaningful Connections® at the Leadership and Creativity Conference 2006. The conference’s theme, “The Fire Within,” underscores the connection between self-directed passion, individuality, multiple intelligences, and transformative leadership. Kevin’s expertise in, and groundbreaking application of emotionally intelligent leadership in his Artistry of Leadership experience, will provide conference participants with the keys to creative and inspired leadership. Conference participants include leadership students, healthcare students, emerging leaders, students of the arts, mentors, and faculty/staff from related disciplines and departments, as well as those in the non-profit and business sectors demonstrating or showing promise in leadership. 
