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Understanding Creative Leadership

Lead with vision and creativity
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Course: On-Demand
Intermediate Provider Andre Slonopas  6 Lessons ·  15m  in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese 

Course Description

Adaptive companies are predicting industry trends and client demands in a fast-changing business environment. Creative leadership has emerged as a comprehensive approach to leading businesses to success in this changing climate. Leaders who have taken up this style include Steve Jobs, Sheryl Sandberg, and Tim Cook. Their different specialties have helped Apple, Facebook, and Netflix set new standards and become industry leaders. A leader’s vision sets the goal, their mission describes the path, and their values define the standards. Leaders can guide their teams successfully using a clear vision, purpose, and values. Fostering creativity requires a supportive environment, ensuring psychological safety, giving constructive criticism, and rewarding experimentation.

In this course, you will learn how to set your vision, purpose, and values to encourage a culture of creation in your workplace. You will also understand how it can change modern companies. By the end of this course, you'll be able to build and lead diverse, creative teams that are ready to succeed in constantly changing markets.

What You'll Learn

  • Understand the role and importance of creative leadership in adaptive companies
  • Compare different styles of creative leaders such as Steve Jobs, Sheryl Sandberg, and Tim Cook
  • Set your vision, purpose, and values to guide teams successfully
  • Foster a culture of creativity through psychological safety, constructive criticism, and rewarding experimentation
  • Build and lead diverse, creative teams ready to succeed in changing markets

Key Takeaways

  • Creative leadership has emerged as a comprehensive approach to leading businesses to success in a fast-changing business environment.
  • A leader's vision sets the goal, their mission describes the path, and their values define the standards.
  • Fostering creativity requires a supportive environment, psychological safety, constructive criticism, and rewarding experimentation.
  • Leaders can guide their teams successfully using a clear vision, purpose, and values.
  • By the end of the course, learners can build and lead diverse, creative teams ready to succeed in constantly changing markets.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will I learn in this course?

You will learn how to set your vision, purpose, and values to encourage a culture of creation in your workplace, understand the role and importance of creative leadership, compare different styles of creative leaders, and learn how to foster a culture of creativity.

Who are some examples of creative leaders covered in this course?

The course references creative leaders including Steve Jobs, Sheryl Sandberg, and Tim Cook, whose specialties helped Apple, Facebook, and Netflix set new standards and become industry leaders.

What topics do the lessons cover?

Lessons include an Introduction, Exploring Creative Leadership and Its Role in an Organization, Developing Your Mission and Values, Creative Leadership and Fostering a Culture of Creativity, Building the Right Team, and a Test Your Knowledge assessment.

What skills will I gain from this course?

The course develops skills in Leadership Studies, Team Building, and Technology Strategy Development.

What will I be able to do by the end of the course?

By the end of the course, you will be able to build and lead diverse, creative teams that are ready to succeed in constantly changing markets.

Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Project Management Institute (PMI®)

Professional Development Units (PDUs): 0.5

Certification Program Categories:
Ways of WorkingPower SkillsBusiness Acumen

KnowledgeCity has been reviewed and approved by the PMI® Authorized Training Partner Program. Users can maintain your PMI credentials by earning PDUs from KnowledgeCity qualified courses in Project Management, Business Management, Leadership and many others.

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM®)

Professional Development Credits (PDCs): 0.5

Certification Program Categories:
Leadership & NavigationBusiness AcumenConsultationGlobal MindsetEthical PracticeRelationship ManagementAnalytical AptitudeCommunicationDiversity, Equity & Inclusion

KnowledgeCity is approved by SHRM as a Recertification General Provider to offer SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs). By taking the courses approved by SHRM, KnowledgeCity can award SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for HR knowledge and competency programs related to the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge™ (the SHRM BASK™).