Creativity is an essential quality for a leader. A leader must be creative to see future possibilities, make things come real which were once only ideas, and think of ways to solve problems.
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While reading the book, Creative Teaching Methods, author Marle LeFever provided a list of ways to be more creative and tell better stories. Even though the book focused on creativity within Bible teaching, I think these 10 principles can be applied by any leader.
10 Easy and Essential Ways to Be More Creative and Tell Better Stories
1. The creative process of a teacher starts with preparation (pp. 23-25).
Preparation is the ground work that a teacher does to become an effective teacher. This ground work includes learning how to study the Bible, lead group discussions, and use audio/visual tools.