How Innovative Leaders Inspire their Teams and Drive Creativity
Friday 25 July 2008
The University of Surrey invites all those interested in business to attend a free breakfast seminar entitled: 'How Innovative Leaders inspire their teams and drive creativity ' by Paul Sloane from Destination-Innovation. The seminar will take place in The Refectory Guildford Cathedral on Tuesday 16 September 2008, 8.00 a.m – 10.00 a.m.
Paul will explain how to unlock the inventiveness in our teams and turn them into profitable innovation. Through stories, examples, practical advice and golden rules the audience will learn:
- Why making the current business work better is not enough
- How assumptions limit our ability to conceive better solutions
- Why great leaders constantly ask searching questions
- How and when to take a different point of view
- Why weird combinations work
- Why we must welcome failure
- How leaders empower their people
- How to be an arsonist and a fire fighter!
This talk is ideal for anyone who is involved in leading teams or managing change.
Paul Sloane is an entertaining, thought-provoking, motivational speaker and a recognised expert on innovation, lateral thinking and leadership. He is the author of 17 books on lateral puzzles and creative leadership. Over 2 million copies of his books have been sold. He was described in the Independent as the ‘King of Lateral Thinking Puzzles.’ He is the founder of Destination-Innovation, a consultancy that helps organisations improve innovation.
See www.destination-innovation.comfor more information.
Timings for this event are as follows:
- 8.00 a.m. – Breakfast and networking
- 8.30 a.m. – 9.30 a.m. – Presentation
- 9.30 a.m. – 10.00 a.m. – Further networking opportunity
To book to the event in a quick and easy way please visit: http://www.surreyeconomicpartnership.org/stylesheet.asp?file=12062008111104
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