One thing I’ve learned over the years as a manager is that I have been successful because I have surrounded myself with good people, and I have allowed them to realize potential breakthroughs. Fostering a culture where no idea is too crazy is paramount, because, personally, I tend to think all of my ideas are off-the-wall.  I’ve also found it important to cultivate a good balance between individual creativity and group collaboration.  Slapping a project down in front of the group and forcing them to hash it out rarely produces good results. Give individuals some breathing room: let them contemplate and generate ideas alone or in pairs and bring those back to the drawing table.

Read Yasmina Khelifi’s informative post at the jump, and then come back and share ways that you encourage team creativity…

From Voices on Project Management: by Yasmina Khelifi, PMI-ACP, PMI-PBA, PMP Having an innovative mindset isn’t not as simple as having good ideas. It takes strong project leaders who create an empathic culture in which people can share their ideas and feel empowered to challenge the status quo. According to PMI research, 3 …
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