Dear Readers,

We are living in a world of accelerating change. To survive this increasingly unpredictable and competitive environment, you need to find ways to mobilize and pull together the brainpower of all the people around you. Ingenuity has become more important than ever before and your future and that of your organizations will depend on your ability to unleash creativity.

As the powerful forces of change continue at breakneck speed, there is a lot more evidence available proving that slow-changing mindsets of people in leadership positions will cause their organizations to fall behind. High-velocity change is here to stay. Smart leaders will create and embrace change. Your challenge will be to stimulate new thinking.

Ingenuity is not a fad. It’s not something that is here today and will be replaced by a new concept tomorrow. Everyone in your organization should become obsessed with looking for and finding even better ways to capture the creative powers we all possess. Just imagine the creative power that will come when part of everyone’s job is to find new ways of doing things when team members are constantly on the lookout for how to do their jobs better and are searching for new solutions. Organizations that are geared towards maximizing the talent, skills, and abilities of their people by tapping into the creativity of their workforce are sure to thrive.

If you think improvement means doing the same old things, only better, you will be eliminated by natural selection. Business today requires continuous renewal, and that means anticipating change, adapting appropriately and committing to innovation.

This issue of Choices provides simple and effective breakthrough techniques that you can use to ignite the spark of ingenuity in your team members. You will be creating pathways through which their creative forces can operate. Over time, this will lead to huge payoffs and have a significant impact on results.

All of us at Choices are wishing you the most prosperous New Year ever!

Kindest regards,

Judi

This article originally appeared in the Winter 2019 issue of CHOICES Magazine