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Embracing the devil's advocate
From the course: Management Tips
Embracing the devil's advocate
Here's a strange reality. All teams want more creativity. They want their decisions to be more interesting and creative, but they're not good at embracing new and different ideas when they pop up. New ideas are often hammered before being seriously considered. Teams that wish to move from good to great change this reality. They learn to make new thinking and deeper critical conversations a normal part of how the team behaves. One very important mechanism that helps make this happen is the devil's advocate. The devil's advocate is the ultimate hedge against premature decision-making. They know how to stir debate and use questions to improve the group's logic. In short, they are willing and able to create needed debate to push the team towards fresh thinking To be clear, the devil's advocate is not simply a complainer or someone who always focuses on what won't work. We're referring here only to that person with good intentions who wishes to help move the group forward. Unfortunately…
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Becoming a change agent2m 59s
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Finding targets for innovation2m 45s
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Assessing your organization's change readiness2m 50s
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Embracing failure2m 33s
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Developing your creativity3m 6s
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Breaking through with brainstorming3m 16s
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Embracing the devil's advocate2m 50s
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Managing creative talent3m 2s
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Fighting bureaucracy3m 6s
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Not all best practices are best2m 57s
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Diversity’s real power2m 6s
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Initiating change conversations2m 57s
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Creating needed debate3m 2s
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Knowing when to engage positive conflict2m 42s
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Myth of creative genius2m 44s
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Changing routines to build new thought2m 41s
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Making risk feel like learning2m 47s
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The difference between creativity and innovation3m 10s
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People don't hate change2m 47s
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Advocating for the unpopular2m 20s
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The upside of limited resources2m 54s
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Understanding change capacity2m 24s
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Picking a successful fight at work2m 19s
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Start, stop, change2m 44s
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