Jeyan’s Reviews > Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration > Status Update

What’s needed … is we approach big and small problems with the same set of values and emotions, because they are in fact self similar.

In many organizations managers tend to err on the side of secrecy, keeping things hidden from their employees… What is needed is a thoughtful consideration of cost of secrecy weighted against the risks. When you instantly resort to secrecy you are telling people that they cannot be trusted. When you are candid you are telling people that you trust them and there’s nothing to fear.

Creativity is the best business plan… Quality is not a consequence of following some set of behaviours. Rather it is a prerequisite and a mindset you must have before you decide what you are setting out to do. Everyone says quality is important. But they must do more than say it. They must live, think, and breathe it.