THE BIG IDEA: Creating a work environment that attracts and retains talented, motivated people doesn’t happen accidentally. It requires conscious effort, strong leadership, and a little dose of magic.
THE BIG IDEA: Play is essential for creativity, collaboration, and positive mental health. This article explores how a more playful attitude can elevate your business.
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Somehow, many of us have come to associate business with seriousness.
The mindset is: Playfulness is childish. Adults are serious; business professionals even more so.
When you were a child, your parents might have told you: “Stop playing around!”
And you just might have listened too well.
Play and playfulness, however, are incredibly important for both your work and your organization.
THE BIG IDEA: The imagination is perhaps your most underutilized resource that, if tapped, can transform your organization through innovation and forever alter the course of your business.
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In a 1929 interview, Albert Einstein said: “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.”