Posted: July 27th, 2016

Explain how leaders and organizational rules, standards, and processes can inadvertently inhibit creativity and innovation

Write as much as needed to satisfy the requirements indicated. 1. Identify and briefly describe 10 leadership traits that promote a culture for creativity and innovation in the workplace. (2 to 3 paragraphs along with citations.) 2. Explain how leaders and organizational rules, standards, and processes can inadvertently inhibit creativity and innovation. Be sure to include citations from the readings to support your point(s). (2­3 paragraphs) 3. Identify and describe one of the leaders featured in the readings who you admire for his or her ability to create an organizational climate where creativity and innovation flourish. Explain why you chose that leader. (2 paragraphs) 4. Rate your admired leader on a scale of 1â10 on how well he or she exhibits each trait, where 10 represents the highest affinity with the trait and 1 the lowest affinity with the trait. Then, apply the same rating process to yourself. On a scale of 1â10, rate how well you exhibit each of the creative leadership traits. Finally, conduct a gap analysis. Compare the ratings you gave yourself with the ratings you gave to the leader you admire. Identify five âgap traits,â traits that have the greatest difference in ratings. Explain reasons why the gaps exist and give examples. (3­ 4 paragraphs) 5. Describe in detail a set of strategies you will use to close each of the five gaps. Be sure to discuss which measures you will use for determining if the strategies produced the desired results. (2­3 paragraphs)