Monday, November 1, 2010
Managing Creativity Abstract
Managing creativity is something that all managers should be aware of and thinking about. This is because no matter what field a manager is in, creativity is within all employees. Sometimes creativity deals with businesses such as advertising but often it deals with managing the way all employees use their own creative talents. The problem is that many managers do not know how to get the maximum creativity out of employees. This paper will discuss what makes a good manager of creativity, how to manage creativity and some examples of managing creativity in different industries and environments. The paper is a general overview of the topic to be used as a tool for managers. This paper will give managers an insight into creativity management that can be taken to the office and applied.
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Hi, Justin
ReplyDeleteMy research is about how to manage the creative people, we have some common grounds, and after read some materials about this area, I find some new view that I haven't know. I agree with your idea that a lot of managers do not know how to get the maximum creativity out of employees. Although not every employee is genies, but if manager know how to inspire their workers, the productivity must increase.
Hope you do a good job with your research.!!
Unfortunately creativity is seen by some managers as a waste of company time. The use of internet at work is a prime example. There may be something an employee may discover while surfing the web that could become extremely beneficial to your organization but if management tells its employees they are not allowed to surf the web (even on their own time) the opportunity is not only missed but creativity in general is also discouraged.
ReplyDeleteI am allowed to use the internet as a resource in my current position. And it has proven to be extremely helpful for recruiting.. I can search the popular websites for places to post job openings as well as where other companies are posting their information.
Unfortunately what Marie is saying is true. Many senior managers, I think, feel "creativity" is a waste of time. However, with that said I also believe that it depends on the industry. Or maybe it could be broken down furher into individual companies-the corporate culture idea. Companies that embrace youth and technology may not dissuade creativity, but the GEs, Dupont's, and Bank of Americas of the world give me the impression they do.
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