This definition of how to learn jazz (from the imitable trumpet player Clark Terry) is often referenced as a way to develop creativity in music. The same process holds as true in business as it does in the arts. First, we copy others, then absorb and more deeply understand what we are actually doing. Finally, we are in a position to create something new from that prior model. I’ve been trying this approach with teaching my children the art of the ‘knock knock’ joke. … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2019
Leading communication
Do you know what is being discussed around the water cooler or coffee machine? Is it benign, like the football, or is insidious like office politics and gossip? Do you feel in touch with your team and what they’re actually talking about? And, are they all hearing the same message from you? Nature may abhor a vacuum, but gossip loves a vacuum. When people don’t have the necessary information to make sense of what’s happening around them, they will create their own meaning from what … [Read more...]
