BrainZooming

DECEMBER 10, 2015

We’re scheduled to have more than 120 of the client’s sales team members participate in an interactive, half-day Brainzooming workshop in the Chicago area. We developed this specific list of topics based on feedback from participants on a pre-workshop survey. Setting the Stage for Creative Thinking Skills for Sales.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Here’s an alternative approach we use all the time during strategic conversations: listen for specific types of comments and organize them as you go (or after the fact) into strategic deliverables. For example, before a strategic planning workshop started the other day, an internal client leader held court with the project team.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

We’ve certainly covered the heck out of how bad bosses , toxic cultures , and negative comments can crush creative thinking and creativity. What you might not consider, however, is how an uber-positive boss that is TOO OVER THE TOP when communicating how great early stage ideas are ALSO CRUSHES creative thinking.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Is it a good or bad career strategy if you do not have a job description ? Short of starting by developing a personal core purpose or branding statement, we suggested these three career straegy questions to balance aspirational activities and the “what has to get done” stuff that will not be as exciting.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 6, 2017

Her learned reluctance to push bold creative ideas now creeps into other situations where she does have tremendous latitude to introduce bold ideas. Alternatively, you may be in a place that is thinking way too small; you should get out as soon as you can. If no one ever says your ideas are too bold, that is also bad.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 23, 2019

Unless the people on the other side of the table feel they are on equal footing, though, it will likely take several reiterations for team members to trust this opening. Take Action: Want to make strides toward opening the way for your team to deliver bad or challenging news? What is your most compelling message?

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 9, 2018

I was watching this all develop over the course of about eight years. It was a huge learning curve, and there are a lot of lessons still being learned. Download our FREE “Taking the No Out of InNOvation eBook to help generate extreme creativity and boost your creative thinking skills! So, everybody’s going big.

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