#LeadershipTuesdays: Inspiring Change...Barbara Januszkiewicz

 

On Tuesdays, womenatliberty.com presents Leadership Tuesdays, a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. Change. It is a constant in our world, but it consistently garners resistance. It doesn't matter whether the change is positive or negative. Resistance will always accompany change. As a leader, you must know this and not be discouraged because your ideas cause people to question you and/or your motives. 

Creativity. Where does creativity come from? I believe creativity, as well as innovation, comes from a curious yearning, purpose and fire that burns within. Stoke your fire and protect it by putting yourself in spaces that will support your creativity and nuture your skills. Even if your work or school  environment doesn't provide the right opportunities for this, seek opportunities through networking and other professional associations. Stay away and limit your exposure to negative people and situations. Do your work, make connections, socialize your ideas, keep learning and keep moving forward. 

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This year at the 2018 Golden Globes we saw an example of creativity and change in action. Women who are actresses, celebrities and activists united and wore black to say #TimesUp and no more silence on sexual harrassment, discrimination, and gender inequality. Shout to Tarana Burke who founded the #MeToo movement over ten years ago. I hope that the momentum started in 2017 will continue and be so invasive that those who use their power to diminish the voices of others will not be able to hide behind their positions and titles.

Here's wishing that 2018 exceeds your expectations and is your best year yet. For more information on LeadershipTuesdays, go to: womenatliberty.com.

What Could You Accomplish If You Really Believed In You?...Holly Robinson Peete

Still, I wonder if more women artists, musicians and writers aren't household names because we don't have enough faith in our own pursuits to give ourselves the time we desperately need to be transformed by a creative vision.

--Holly Robinson Peete

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Go Within...Will Self

“A creative life cannot be sustained by approval any more than it can be destroyed by criticism.”
 

--Will Self

Tell Your Story...Jennifer Weiner

“Tell the story that's been growing in your heart, the characters you can't keep out of your head, the tale story that speaks to you, that pops into your head during your daily commute, that wakes you up in the morning.”
 
--Jennifer Weiner

The One Force That Unleashes Creativity...Yo-Yo Ma

Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks.

Yo-Yo Ma, Grammy Award winning and world renown Cellist

Innovator or Imitator..Which One Are You?

Creative people innovate, others imitate.  Innovator or imitator? Which one are you?

--Nona

The Creative Spirit...Ansel Adams

“No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.”

― Ansel Adams

Leadership Tuesdays: Sources Of Creativity...Margaret Wheatley

"The things we fear most in organizations—fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances—are the primary sources of creativity."
 
--Margaret J. Wheatley

Every other Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY presents Leadership Tuesdays, a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. Today, in honor of the Centennial Celebration of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., who is also currently convening their 51st Convention in Washington, D.C., check out advice offered by national syndicated columnist, best-selling author, and media expert Harriette Cole. Harriette is a sorority member and she was initiated at Howard University. In a video, she gives advice on "The Do's and Don'ts Of Social Media Etiquette". See the video here.

To read past features on leaders like Ursula Burns, Indra Nooyi, Shelly Lazarus, Sara Blakely and Bishop Vashti McKenzie, click here.

  

Creativity Makes Life More Fun...Edward de Bono

Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.

--Edward de Bono 

Inspiration...David Archuleta

“Without inspiration, we’re all like a box of matches that will never be lit.” 
― David Archuleta, Chords of Strength: A Memoir of Soul, Song and the Power of Perseverance

Ideas...Jim Henson

“I don't know exactly where ideas come from, but when I'm working well ideas just appear. I've heard other people say similar things - so it's one of the ways I know there's help and guidance out there. It's just a matter of our figuring out how to receive the ideas or information that are waiting to be heard.”

--Jim Henson 

Creativity...Steve Jobs

Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That's because they were able to connect experiences they've had and synthesize new things.

--Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011) Entrepreneur and CEO of Apple, Inc.

A Creative Person Is...Ayn Rand

A creative [person] is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.


--Ayn Rand