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Write 300 words on discussion and respond to two articles with 200 words each

1)Write 300 words for discussion with 3 peer reviewed references

Is it important for leaders to be creative and innovative?  Or, should they simply hire creative and innovative direct reports?

2) Respond to two articles with 200 words each

Article 1

Leaders need to be creative and innovative because they are the ones who have to set an environment conducive to ideas being tested, ideas being developed, and the organization producing results. Creative and innovative leaders can be defined as the leaders who set an environment that encourages the people in their group to participate in the innovation process and make it their own. These leaders are not afraid to try new things and new processes to help the organization. They are always open to the ideas of their team members and do not limit ideas to what they know. Innovation and creativity are essential because they are the foundation of any organization, and if the foundation is strong, then the whole house will be substantial. The best type of leader that they should hire is a creative and innovative leader (Fallah et al., 2018). Not only should these people be hired, but leaders should work to transform their direct reports into creative and innovative leaders. A leader must focus on creating an environment conducive to ideas being tested, ideas being developed, and the organization producing results. This is where direct reports of creative and innovative leaders come in. These individuals should be encouraged to take ownership of their ideas, which becomes part of the organizational culture. Direct reports should then take their ideas and present them to their boss for review and feedback to determine if they are valid. This should be done because it is the responsibility of the leader to create an environment conducive to ideas being tested, ideas being developed, and the organization producing results. They must be creative and innovative to produce those things in their organization.

Reference

Fallah, H., Jafariyan, H., & Savabieh, S. (2018). Investigation of market orientation and self-efficacy effects on sale force performance: Mediator role of sales force creativity and innovation implementation. Journal of relationship Marketing, 17(3), 188-203.

Article 2

Necessity for leaders to be creative and innovative

Leader is the person capable to set the goals and objectives for the business and direct the staff towards the goals and objectives and influence the group of people positive within the organization, perform activities well and achieve common goals effectively developing a variety of tactics, taking faster and corrective decisive actions when necessary and achieve success (Bratton, 2020). Having a successful and efficient leader helps firms attain improved outcomes, promote the growth and achieve competitive advantage effectively. Yes, it is necessary for an effective leader to be creative and innovative to create healthy work environment within the firm, foster creativity, develop innovative ideas and create new opportunities for the business and reach the determined goals and objectives (Mallia, 2019). It is also important for the leaders to have the characteristics like innovation and creativity to develop effective actions, think new, resolve the problems within the organization and inspire various teams within the firm and motivate them to learn new skills, promote creativity, develop new things, create new product and service ideas and raise the success rate of a business. It helps to open up new opportunities for the business, understand things quicker, realize difficult aspects and deal with the complex challenges more efficient and boost the success of a business and promote the sustainability of a firm in the future. It is also necessary for leaders to be creative and innovative to create and build a creative workforce within the firm than recruiting the staff that contains innovative and creative skills within firms work environment (Allahar, 2018). It helps to develop new things, adopt advanced techniques and apply them properly, change the way of conducting a business and make it modern and overcome the challenges that are experiencing by the business in the modern era and achieve competitive advantage in the market.

References

Allahar, H. (2018). A Management Framework for Fostering Creativity and Sustainability in Organizations. Journal of Creativity and Business Innovation, Vol. 4, pp. 42-59.

Bratton, J. (2020). Organizational Leadership. Sage Publications.

Mallia, K. L. (2019). Leadership in the Creative Industries Principles and Practice. Wiley.