Stop waiting, feel ready: 3 lessons to unlock creativity today

Make the process the goal. That’s the trick.

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Some of us treat creativity like a reward. Something we’ll fully inhabit once a major milestone is reached or when the weekend comes around. Through years of working with leaders, I’ve realized that this deferral isn’t a personal flaw; it’s an epidemic. And it may be the single biggest drag on organizational performance today.

Jess Ekstrom, founder of Mic Drop Workshop and author of the new book Making It Without Losing It, has been studying this trap and the neuroscience behind it. When I sat down with her recently, she offered three insights that every leader needs to hear right now.

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