How to Cultivate Creativity and Encourage Innovation on Your Team

Let's Fix Leadership

Mar 9 2023 • 15 mins

Are you the kind of leader who demands innovation from your team, but kill new ideas through your language?

Being an idea killer only stifles creativity and makes it really hard for people to have the kinds of conversations that move an organization forward.

How do we become leaders that welcome innovation and give it a comfy and roomy seat at the table?

In this episode, you’ll learn what stunts innovation, and how to change it with one sentence…. “I don’t see it, but change my mind”.

Three Things To Take Away From This Episode

Spark innovation through conversations

With one simple statement, create a conversation that inspires today and in the future.

I don’t see it, but change my mind

Instead of shooting down ideas and discouraging people, use this one simple statement to encourage thought and innovation.

Not a great idea? How do you say it without discouraging future ideas?

We don’t have to like every single idea people share with us, how do we say no in a constructive way?