“If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then you are an excellent leader.” – Dolly Parton Dolly Parton is a national treasure. Because of her kindness, philanthropy, entrepreneurial excellence, artistic talents, and just general disposition, you will find very few people who have […]
Tag Archives | Creativity
5 Facts About Innovation All Leaders Should Know
On May 19, 2018, Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash named Sergio Romo the team’s starting pitcher for its game against the Los Angeles Angels. Normally this would not be newsworthy but this decision forever changed the game of baseball and has profound lessons on the subject of innovation for anyone in leadership. What made […]
5 Lessons On Being A Creative Genius From Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid
A Spinning Huddle In the second quarter of today’s Kansas City Chiefs’s victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, the team’s offense did not something in their pre-snap huddle no one had ever seen before. The team began spinning in a collective circle which then flowed into a unique formation. Watch the entertaining video below: Andy […]
The Questions Your Organization Should Be Asking
4 feet 8.5 inches wide Does the measurement of 4 feet 8.5 inches mean anything to you? Trust me, it does more than you know. Utilizing Jeremy Gutsche’s wonderful book Create The Future: Tactics For Disruptive Thinking as a resource, allow me to explain. The Roman Empire ruled the world from 27 BC through 476 […]
The #1 Asset Leaders Have For Problem Solving
On Sunday, December 7, 1941, the Japanese conducted a surprise aerial attack on the United States naval fleet located at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii. The following day President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered the speech to Congress asking for a state of war to be declared. His speech would go down in history because […]
10 Principles for Stimulating Innovation and Designing a Creative Culture
As I have mentioned several times, during COVID I find myself relying more and more on trusted voices. In the area of creativity, there is no one I trust more than Phil Cooke. He’s produced TV and film programming in more than 60 countries around the world, and in the process, been shot at, survived two […]
Lessons In Creativity: 8 Reasons The New England Patriots Were (Are) So Successful
What has been the #Patriots key to success all these years? @SharpFootball gives some insight on the strategy they’ve had for years. Full episode with Warren Apple: https://t.co/tjVvs9Th83 Spotify: https://t.co/FoRMuqqWpa pic.twitter.com/utshNrK5lq — NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) July 20, 2020 If you are not a regular reader and listener of Warren Sharp, you are missing out. […]