Article on Leadership

“IMPACT OF CREATIVE LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT”

By: Mohammed Abdul Sami, Student of I MBA

According to this study, it has been observed that there is a linkage between organizational development and creative leadership. A good personal leadership development program should enable to develop a plan and helps to gain essential leadership skills required for roles across a wide spectrum from a youth environment to the corporate world.

Leadership development refers to any activity that enhances the quality of leadership within an individual or organization.

It separates creative leaders from non-creative leaders based on their ability to generate and execute innovative ideas. Traditional leaders tend to execute “tried-and-true” strategies such as cost-cutting or product extensions, but they rarely disrupt their industries or create new product categories. There are two paths towards becoming a creative leader. The first path involves mastering leadership, but then learning to develop innovative strategies. For instance, a strong traditional leader (like a Mitt Romney) could work with his team, ask the right queries, and work towards becoming a creative leader.

However, the sad truth is that most traditional leaders tend to remain “stuck” in their mental paradigms and never develop into true creative leaders.

And my conclusion for this study is....There are two main tools to develop creative leadership. First, you can develop your skills through training in the Creative Problem Solving Method (CPS) or other creative training methods such as lateral thinking. Second, you can use a traditional leadership development program to boost your leadership skills.