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John Arul - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Arul John Peter, from Centre for Creative Thinking, Singapore holds an MBA and majored in strategic human resource management. He also holds a Bachelor of Science as his basic degree and professional qualification in administrative and people management from the Institute of Administrative Management, United Kingdom. He is a member of the American Creativity Association. While in the Civil Service, he attended the Train-the-Trainer programme (Adult Learning Techniques) conducted by Clyde Cameron College, Australia.
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- A Seven Steps Model for Sustaining Organizational Success Through Creative Thinking
[Business:Management] In a rapidly changing world business leaders are finding it difficult to keep their competitive advantage on an on-going basis. Technology and cost control are no longer adequate to sustain the lead. It is the organisation's ability to innovate through creative thinking that makes all the difference. No one questions the need for innovation in the business.
- Decision Making Made Easy
[Business:Management] Making effective decision requires effort and skills. While we manage our decisions reasonably well when we have the time, the decision making becomes a difficult task when we are pressed for time. By learning to ask the three questions mentioned in this article, you be able to manage your next decision more effectively.
- How To Identify Your Creative Employees?
[Business:Management] Understanding the characteristics of creative people is a useful tool. As managers one need to identify people with high creative potential. Using the qualities of a creative person, one should be able to reflect to answer an important question - Are You Creative?
- Understanding Creativity & Innovation
[Business:Management] Creativity in Business is critical - creativity and innovation leads to more sales. Understanding the creativity and innovation concept is important to take full advantage of the concept. How do we get started? How do we proceed in the journey towards creative process. This article attempts to answer some of these questions.
- Enabling Your Employees To Think Smart - Seven Principles of Creative Problem Solving
[Business:Management] Should we attempt to solve the problem straightaway or should we be asking - Should I really be solving this problem. Smart breakthrough creative problem solving enable us to divert our resources for the enhancement of organiational success. Learning to question the purpose of the problem is the beginning of breakthrough creative problem solving.
- Managing Workforce Diversity for Better Corporate Results
[Business:Strategic-Planning] How useful is workforce diversity? Is it a problem one need to cope with or should it be seen as an opportunity that can be used to enhance the overall effectiveness of the corporation? Understanding the reasons for the dominance of diversity is the first step towards managing diversity.
- How to Unfold the Power of Creativity@Work
[Business:Management] If innovate or die is a fact, then what should we do to unfold the power of creativity in the workplace. If creativity is a powerful to bring the profit out of people, then we should create the right work environment to take full advantage of creativity and innovation. Managers need to pay attention to the 4C's - Commitment, Competency, Collaboration and Coordination.
- Smart Thinking Techniques - Creative Idea Generation
[Business:Management] Idea generation plays a key role in managing problems. Though the well known and well tested solutions are our first choices, those choices will not bring us to a new level of success. Smart thinking techniques is the way to go, if we want to develop new ideas, during our decision making process.
- Make Room for New Ideas - Encouraging Creativity in the Workplace
[Business:Management] Creativity is the basis for innovative products and services. How can managers build practical creative thinking skills in the workplace? By following some radical, simple and yet very powerful steps you are ready to 'Make Room for New Ideas'.
- Becoming Successful 21st Century Corporations
[Business:Management] What makes a corporation successful? Can we learn from their success? Using the writings of Cascio as a reference, the article reviews the features of the management systems that are adopted by the successful corporations. Corporations that are successful in making profit through people, invariably demonstrates seven common dimensions in their management systems.
- Effective Problem Solving with Creativity
[Business:Management] The traditional linear approach in solving problem has limited use, especially when you are under pressure to generate innovative solutions. Using creative thinking technique such SCAMPER, you will be able to adopt a new approach in managing your next problem solving session.
- Bring Out the Positive - The Power of Employee Recognition
[Business:Management] Spontaneous and informal employee recognition when carried out by immediate supervisors is the best way to recognise good employee behaviour. The rewards need not necessarily always financial. You can reward employees through a number of inexpensive non-financial rewards.
- Creative Thinking - A Powerful Tool To Sustain Organisational Success
[Business:Management] Creative thinking skills are critical to survive and grow your business. In the present world is flat situation, your employees need to think differently so that you can continue to create new ideas and products.
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