Creative Thinking for Effective Leadership (May 2025)

Several years ago, The IBM Leadership Institute conducted a study to determine what were the critical leadership competencies for the 21st century. Among 1,500 global CEOs surveyed, the most popular answer was creative thinking. The reason? Workplaces and the overall business landscape were becoming more complex and creative thinking was seen as the essential competency to navigate and leverage those complexities.
Here's the interesting fact. That survey was conducted prior to the pandemic and the emergence of AI. In reality, since that survey, the challenges of the workplace have become even more multi-layered and therefore will require a leader to interpret and harness those challenges for potential opportunities. All this requires creative thinking.
But here is the challenge, there is a significant misunderstanding of creativity in general, creative thinking, how to do it, and how to use it. And so, this session will offer a practical introduction to creative thinking and will include:

1. Defining creativity
2. Answering the question: What is creative thinking?
3. Provide a practical creative thinking process
4. How to cultivate creative thinking in your leadership.

### Key Takeaways

1. Learn the fundamentals of creativity and creative thinking
2. Have a practical, repeatable creative thinking/ideation process
3. Learn how to embed creative thinking into the everyday work experience.

### Benefits

1. It will transform how you lead.
2. It will help cultivate your talent, impact and effectiveness.
3. Leading will be more enjoyable and satisfying.
4. You will feel more confident, competent, and empowered.
5. Since it’s not a popular skill, you will gain an edge in career advancement.
6. Become a standout leader.

Target Audience
Any leader who wants to boost their effectiveness and gain a career edge.

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### Workshop Facilitator Bio

JoAnn Corley is a highly recommended executive leadership advisor with a focus on holistic business and organizational development. She helps companies increase profits and operate optimally by successfully integrating the human aspect of their enterprise, while developing high-functioning leadership and management teams.
Her overriding business philosophy is "when we are our best human selves, we will have our best businesses". So, when we see a business/organization as an eco-system of human experiences, we will be best equipped to effectively lead and manage.
JoAnn is also a passionate, inspiring speaker and author. She has shared that passion with thousands globally on such themes as modern leadership, creative & critical thinking, team synergy, managing conflict and emotional intelligence. She has spoken in every major city and state in the U.S., a unique distinction. Globally, she was recognized as a highly acclaimed LinkedIn Learning course author for Global Teacher's Day.

Consistently recognized among her peers, she’s most recently been named to the 2023 Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and 2022 Top 100 HR Influencers. She been quoted or featured in a variety of media both radio and print such as NBC News, Huffington Post, Monster.com, Harvard Business Review, ATD & SHRM National, HR Magazine, Management Business Daily, Daily Telegraph UK to name a few.
She has authored several books, most notably: The Human Quotient: The Most PotentForce for Your Business Success and Brain on Fire: Unleashing Your Creative Superpowers. Her most recent release is a guide to holistic career planning and management entitled The Real You @Work.
You can find her on every major social media platform. Her main URLs are: www.joanncorley.com, www.thedistinctleader.com.

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### Event Recording, Fees & Donations

This is an online event that will be recorded for educational and marketing purposes. By participating in the online event, you agree to be recorded, such as but not limited to, when you are asking questions or stating comments.
T he Mentoring Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Fees cover operational expenses. We welcome donations to further expand our mentoring outreach globally.

**If you would like to apply for a grant to participate in the program, please email liesel@thementoringclub.org** with the subject "Grant request for the Collective Mentoring Workshop Program" and state (1) why you would like to participate in the program and (2) why you need a grant. We have a maximum of 4 slots available for grants for this cohort.

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