Informationen zum Autor Jon Douglas is a food writer and avid traveler and eater based in Seattle. He was previously an editor for SmarterTravel, MSN Travel and Bing Travel, and has written for USA Today and Frommers Travel. Klappentext "Insightful, fun, and transformative, Kimberly Douglas weaves practice and analogy into chapters that will spark the creativity of individuals, leaders, teams, and their organizations!" Marshall Goldsmith , NYT and WSJ #1 bestselling author of What Got You Here Won't Get You There Creative, effective teams often make the difference between stunning success and abject failure in business. But, like catching fireflies on a warm summer night, chasing creativity and bottling it up in your teams is no easy task. The Firefly Effect explores that metaphor to reveal what it takes to build the kind of teams that collaborate and create effectively and profitably. In this practical yet inspiring guide, human resources consultant and business expert Kimberly Douglas explains how business leaders like you can capture those creative fireflies and build them into teams that produce tangible, long-term results. The Firefly Effect is what happens when you ignite the creative spark in enough of your group to create a blaze of new and innovative thinking. It leads your people and teams into a zone of intense teamwork and dedication, enthusiasm for achievement, unfettered creativity, and contentment with a job well done. The Firefly Effect leads to much more than just great business results; it also leads to employees who are proud of their jobs and invested in something more meaningful than mere "work." When done right, the Firefly Effect: Lets individuals rediscover their unique and creative talents and best apply them within your organization Turns business leaders from autocrats into consensus-building role models Leverages the talents of individuals into a collective that focuses on critical business challenges rather than petty personal issues When you roll all those things together, you can achieve virtually anything. In each chapter of The Firefly Effect, you'll find inspiring stories, practical tools, and real guidance for building teams that truly work together. Plus, you'll learn: What to do when the creativity dries up How to know when you need a new approach What to do when team leaders start to stifle creativity How to synchronize everyone's effort to deliver powerful impact and stunning success Zusammenfassung A counterintuitive take on developing creative and productive teams Great teams are often the difference between success and failure in business. Creative teams are the key to long-term success! achieving strategic goals! and lifting every team member to a higher! more effective personal best. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments xi Part I Rediscover Your Creative Spark 1 Chapter One What is the Firefly Effect? 3 Chapter Two The Individual-Creativity Found Again 9 Part II The Leader's Role-Creating the Right Environment 17 Chapter Three The New Role of Leadership 19 Chapter Four No Dissing the Red Quadrant 25 Chapter Five Beware the Ferocious Firefly! 37 Chapter Six Conflict as Creative Abrasion . . . a Pearl, a Diamond, or a Mountain? 51 Chapter Seven Was It Something I Said? 63 Part III The Leader's Role-Targeting Team Energy 75 Chapter Eight One Team-One Picture of Success 77 Chapter Nine How Will You Know When You Get There? 93 Chapter Ten Guiding Principles as Guiding Light 103 Part IV Everyone Firing on All Cylinders 113 Chapter Eleven Team Gatherings-Time to Shine 115 Chapter Twelve Team Decisions: Fact or Fiction? 129 Chapter Thirteen What to Do if the Leader is Keeping Too Tight a Lid on the Jar 147 Chapter Four...

Klappentext

"Insightful, fun, and transformative, Kimberly Douglas weaves practice and analogy into chapters that will spark the creativity of individuals, leaders, teams, and their organizations!" Marshall Goldsmith, NYT and WSJ #1 bestselling author of What Got You Here Won't Get You There Creative, effective teams often make the difference between stunning success and abject failure in business. But, like catching fireflies on a warm summer night, chasing creativity and bottling it up in your teams is no easy task. The Firefly Effect explores that metaphor to reveal what it takes to build the kind of teams that collaborate and create effectively and profitably. In this practical yet inspiring guide, human resources consultant and business expert Kimberly Douglas explains how business leaders like you can capture those creative fireflies and build them into teams that produce tangible, long-term results. The Firefly Effect is what happens when you ignite the creative spark in enough of your group to create a blaze of new and innovative thinking. It leads your people and teams into a zone of intense teamwork and dedication, enthusiasm for achievement, unfettered creativity, and contentment with a job well done. The Firefly Effect leads to much more than just great business results; it also leads to employees who are proud of their jobs and invested in something more meaningful than mere "work." When done right, the Firefly Effect:

• Lets individuals rediscover their unique and creative talents and best apply them within your organization

• Turns business leaders from autocrats into consensus-building role models

• Leverages the talents of individuals into a collective that focuses on critical business challenges rather than petty personal issues When you roll all those things together, you can achieve virtually anything. In each chapter of The Firefly Effect, you'll find inspiring stories, practical tools, and real guidance for building teams that truly work together. Plus, you'll learn:

• What to do when the creativity dries up

• How to know when you need a new approach

• What to do when team leaders start to stifle creativity

• How to synchronize everyone's effort to deliver powerful impact and stunning success

Zusammenfassung
A counterintuitive take on developing creative and productive teams Great teams are often the difference between success and failure in business. Creative teams are the key to long-term success, achieving strategic goals, and lifting every team member to a higher, more effective personal best.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments xi

Part I Rediscover Your Creative Spark 1

Chapter One What is the Firefly Effect? 3

Chapter Two The Individual-Creativity Found Again 9

Part II The Leader's Role-Creating the Right Environment 17

Chapter Three The New Role of Leadership 19

Chapter Four No Dissing the Red Quadrant 25

Chapter Five Beware the Ferocious Firefly! 37

Chapter Six Conflict as Creative Abrasion . . . a Pearl, a Diamond, or a Mountain? 51

Chapter Seven Was It Something I Said? 63

Part III The Leader's Role-Targeting Team Energy 75

Chapter Eight One Team-One Picture of Success 77

Chapter Nine How Will You Know When You Get There? 93

Chapter Ten Guiding Principles as Guiding Light 103

Part IV Everyone Firing on All Cylinders 113

Chapter Eleven Team Gatherings-Time to Shine 115

Chapter Twelve Team Decisions: Fact or Fiction? 129

Chapter Thirteen What to Do if the Leader is Keeping Too Tight a Lid on the Jar 147

Chapter Fourteen Shining the Light of Accountability 157

Part V Sparking Creativity 169

Chapter Fifteen The Firefly Chase Begins 171

Chapter Sixteen How Could You Forget the Toys? 185

Chapter Seventeen This Place is a Zoo! 199

Chapter Eighteen When Sparks Collide-Dealing with Interteam Conflict 205

Part VI Sync-The Magic 219

Chapter Nineteen There's Something Going On in My Backyard! 221

Chapter Twenty Change is Not a Four-Letter Word! 231

Chapter Twenty-One The End of the Day 243

Index 251