Posts from — April 2008

Once you’ve set a goal for yourself as a leader-whether it is to create your own enterprise, energize your organization, build a church, or excel in sports – the challenge is to find good people to help you accomplish that goal. Gathering a successful team of people is not only helpful, it’s necessary.

So to guide you in this daunting task of picking the right people, I’m going to share with you a four-part checklist.

Number One: Check each candidate’s history. Seek out available information regarding the individual’s qualifications to do the job. That’s the most obvious step.

On a one-to-ten scale, how would you respond to these questions?

• How creative do you think you are?
• How competent are you at solving problems?

I believe that creativity for leaders is bringing together new, workable solutions to problems. It’s a fundamental misconception to think, “To be creative, I have to be artistic.” If you can solve a problem, you’re creative.

I’d like you to focus on the one thing you have the strongest desire to create. Asking yourself the following questions can enhance your ability to be creative: