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Difference between creative and "non- creative" people is that creative people have a better method of capturing their ideas and writing them down. 3Bs of creativity - bed, bath, bicycle.

Inductions to the workplace are super important!

Cont.- after all two smart people come up with a better solution than I myself would have ever thought of. Lindy- is this an example of objective but only vague general instructions? The medium of email helps here and I think she is super smart!

Provide task objective, not detailed how to steps- what if people crave detailed how to steps?? When do I give too much detail? Sometimes certain steps need to be done when it is a process- I.e email list in cosmos it when ideas need to be generated give people freedom

Don't make it a team success but highlight the individual strengths of each member that contributed, frame how each member and their unique skills contributed to the success.

Cont. I find it difficult to manage between hands on and hands off, enough support to do the job but not too descriptive. Push thes person but don't push too far. It's all about a fine balance - difficult!

Macro manage to provide a workplace that offers autonomy. Managers need help to feel comfortable to delegate large amounts of work to employees (it is good if managers do that, this way employees will feel challenged and independent at work)