The #1 Skill CEO’s Now Look For
In my last newsletter I introduced the topic of creativity and play:
If you need a little more help in justifying some time away from work, here you go: play is serious business. Medical researchers, education experts and leading business thinkers are increasingly making the bottom line case for the power of play. Because play is the play-ground for creativity. And bottom line, our ability as a species — to adapt to constant change and to innovate new products, services and markets — is literally impossible without it.
In a new survey of 1,500 chief executives, IBM’s Institute for Business Value discovered a surprising and significant shift in the No. 1 ability CEOs now look for in hiring talent. Not operational effectiveness. Not intelligence, influence or work ethic — but creativity.
BusinessWeek. “What Chief Executives Really Want.” May 19, 2010. (http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/109596/what-chief-executives-really-want?mod=career-leadership)
Creativity and innovation are vital to our future – as individuals (at work/in our careers) and as a global economic power. Yet in our 24/7, technology-saturated world we are LOSING the fundamental abilities required to innovate – focus and play.
In my next several postings, I’ll make the case for increasing play in your life and tell you what the experts have to say. If you are serious about a successful career…or if you ever find yourself living a life of all work and no play… believe me this is something you’ll want to know more about.
