When Sparks Fly
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When Sparks Fly
Author: Dorothy Leonard-Barton
language: en
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Release Date: 1999
How does a leader manage for creativity? Many managers fall into the trap of assuming that only gifted individuals--readily identifiable "creative types"--can produce breakthrough thinking, and if you don't have an eccentric genius on your team, your efforts are doomed to mediocrity. Some even argue that creativity is an art that can't possibly be planned or managed without extinguishing the vital creative spark. Yet, say Dorothy Leonard and Walter Swap, today's most innovative, complex services, products and processes spring from well-led, well-managed group interactions. Blending their backgrounds in business and psychology into a fresh perspective, Leonard and Swap sweep aside conventional thinking about creativity to show how managers can actively shape group processes to enhance creative output. They offer proven strategies based on a deep understanding of human behavior for stimulating and directing the group dynamics that lie at the heart of innovative thinking. The book clearly outlines and analyzes each step in the creative process and gives practical suggestions for managing creative teams, including specific techniques for composing groups to maximize creative abrasion, re-channeling the tensions of conflicting points of view into new ideas and alternative options, and failing forward to success. Leonard and Swap explore how all aspects of the work environment, from leadership style to the promotion of passion to the use of space to maximize serendipity, can enhance innovation. Drawing on examples in companies that range from small startups to Fisher-Price, Intel and Hewlett-Packard, When Sparks Fly shows how sophisticated managers can galvanize groups to maximize their creative potential.
When Sparks Fly
Author: Autumn Dawn
language: en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date: 2024-12-04
She's a suspect. Hyna Blue, an undercover cop posing as a drifter, finds his mission complicated when he falls for Gem, the fiery innkeeper on Polaris. She thinks he's a drunk. She tells herself it's pity. He spends his days hanging out in her bar, a man without a purpose. With wild black hair, indigo eyes, and cybernetic strength, he's far from safe or stable. Yet, Gem can't resist his rough charm as their undeniable chemistry ignites amidst the dangers of a boomtown. The trainum mines bring both prosperity and crime, including shape-shifting aliens. Can Blue keep his mind on his mission, or will he lose his cool on a heated romance? He's not going to stay...or is he? A hot, but not explicit, space romance novel.
Sparks Fly
When the First Dragon orders her to right past wrongs, Ysolde de Bouchier, with the help of her friends and mate, sets in motion an elaborate plan that sends shockwaves through both mortal and immortal worlds.