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It can be easy to get stuck in a rut at work, thinking the same old way about the same old problems. But if you really want to get your employees thinking in a new way, then you need to inject your own thinking and your own management development technique with new ideas. How can you do this?

It is as easy as subscribing to a free professional development newsletter, a resource which can provide you with new ideas as well as tried-and-true tactics for dealing with a wide variety of issues, from dealing with difficult people to improving personal effectiveness with such tools as an online personality test.

A recent professional development newsletter revealed the secrets of innovation:

According to a six-year study conducted by Harvard Business Review authors, there are five habits that reveal the underpinnings of creative thinking. These habits are embraced by innovators such as Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com, Herb Kelleher of Southwest Airlines, and Peter Thiel of PayPal.  Would you like to share in the secret?  Here we go:

The Top Five Habits of Innovators

1. Associating

The ability ability to successfully connect seemingly unrelated questions, problems, or ideas from different fields.

2. Questioning

Constantly asking questions that challenge common wisdom.

3.  Observing

Scrutinizing common phenomena-looking out for common behaviors and figuring out how things could be done differently.

4. Experimenting

Actively trying out new ideas by creating prototypes and launching pilots. (Think of Edison who said, “I haven’t failed. I’ve simply found 10,000 ways that do not work.”).

5. Networking

Devoting time and energy to finding and testing new ideas through a network of individuals and organizations.

Incorporating these behaviors into your daily life will boost your level of innovation.  And what motivates innovators? According to one study, innovators actively desire to change the status quo, and they regularly take risks to make change happen. So, what are you waiting for? Start your innovation education today!

If you are ready to boost your management development in the area of innovation, then follow these innovation action steps. If you’re ready to take action across the board, then subscribe to a free professional development newsletter today!

 

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