Lynne Levesque, Ed.D.
Consultant, Researcher, Author
Author of
"Breakthrough Creativity: Achieving Top Performance Using the Eight Creative Talents"
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Author Archives: Lynne Levesque
The Brain, Stress and Creativity
One area of particular interest in my brain research is around stress: where it comes from, its impact on creativity in leaders, and most importantly, how to manage it! From what I have learned so far, the amygdala, a tiny, … Continue reading
Personality Styles and Collaboration
We’ve been hearing a lot about collaboration lately. As I read the articles, I am starting to wonder if personality preferences/cognitive styles might play a role in explaining different approaches to collaboration. Whether you use the MBTI, the Creative Talents, … Continue reading
Creative Leader – Role Model
I am a proud member of a glorious mainline, progressive church in Boston. Old South Church (www.oldsouth.org) is one of Boston’s oldest churches. It was started in 1669 by separatist and dissenting Pilgrims, Puritan reformers, and Bay Colony merchant adventurers. … Continue reading
Seven steps to better brainstorming
Happy New Year! I hope 2012 promises to be a creative one for you! Here are some tips to help you and your team get the most out of brainstorming since according to McKinsey researchers, most attempts at brainstorming are … Continue reading
Leading with Questions
You probably already know that the questions you ask drive the answers you receive. Think, for example, about the differences in answers received from questions like “How can we drive shareholder value” as compared to “How can be best serve … Continue reading
Lessons for Leaders from Artists: Chihuly Exhibit
The highly popular exhibit, “Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass’’ closed not too long ago at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. Long lines of visitors waited eagerly to experience the artist’s elaborately theatrical imagination and his multicolored fantasies. And I of … Continue reading
The Dangers of SWOT
The Dangers of SWOT In a recent at (www.TheHumanFactor.biz), Holly Green described the dangers of using a SWOT analysis in strategic planning. In summary she wrote: “a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats) analysis is an integral part of most … Continue reading
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Remapping Leadership to Develop Globally-Competent Leaders
This coming Friday, October 29th, I will be leading a panel discussion on the topic of “Remapping Leadership to Develop Globally-Competent Leaders“ at the International Leadership Association’s Annual Conference in London. The panel is made up of colleagues from China, … Continue reading
TIPS FROM TRAVELS: HISTORY TEACHES
I thought I would share with you some creativity insights from a trip I took with a friend in 2002. As we drove through the absolutely beautiful countryside of the relatively unknown Dordogne region of France, with its picturesque villages, … Continue reading
Creativity from a Bottle?
Well, it’s not quite that easy, but certainly there were many valuable creative messages from my 2005 trip along the Whisky Trail in Scotland. While originally not a fan of single malt whisky, I found the processes they used to … Continue reading
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