Teresa M. Amabile & Mukti Khaire wrote an interesting article for October 2008’s HBR titled “Creativity and the Role of the Leader.”
To answer the question, “How can organizations foster a culture of creativity?” they propose 6 guidelines. One of them is open the organization to diverse perspectives. When they discuss enhancing diversity, they state three [...]

I found this clip of Mike Huckabee talking about the need for arts & music. He has been the most vocal of the presidential candidates concerning this matter. The interviewer asks him what the place for the arts is in the context of war and high national deficit. This has been a question on my [...]