- Hardcover: 264 pages
- Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publ Ltd (April 3 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0891061533
- ISBN-13: 978-0891061533
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 15.9 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 653 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #553,903 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Library Journal
The Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) has become quite popular as a team-building tool. Many books have been written on the use of types at work, in relationships, and even in church. Levesque, who has her Ed.D. in creativity, serviceably merges the study of types with the study of creativity. She describes eight creative talentsAfour of which are most concerned with data-collecting and four of which are most concerned with decision-making. Each MBTI type possesses a dominant creative talent and an auxiliary talent. For each type, the author outlines the dominant features and how creativity can be maximized or inhibited. Finally, Levesque considers ways of effectively using types in business settings. Given the current popularity of type-talk, public libraries should consider purchasing.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Developing your creative talents strengthens your ability to be open, flexible and resilient and to see different opportunities and possibilities. -- Investor's Business Daily, Oct. 5, 2001
Engaging description of different personality types and relationships to creativity. A quick and compelling read. Best read in its entirety. -- Business Book Review, October 2001
Interesting twist to the old personality typing...really helps us to see and understand the underlying personality impulses of each group. Helpful stuff. -- Hartford Business Journal, May 28, 2001
Readers find out which type they best fit and learn how to leverage their natural talents in each area. -- Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 18, 2001
She writes in plain English about how to recognize and bring out the different types of creativity people have. -- Kansas City Star, May 29, 2001
Engaging description of different personality types and relationships to creativity. A quick and compelling read. Best read in its entirety. -- Business Book Review, October 2001
Interesting twist to the old personality typing...really helps us to see and understand the underlying personality impulses of each group. Helpful stuff. -- Hartford Business Journal, May 28, 2001
Readers find out which type they best fit and learn how to leverage their natural talents in each area. -- Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 18, 2001
She writes in plain English about how to recognize and bring out the different types of creativity people have. -- Kansas City Star, May 29, 2001
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5.0 out of 5 stars
**A valuable and different perspective **,
By Paul L. Bancel (Detroit, Michigan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Breakthrough Creativity: Achieving Top Performance Using the Eight Creative Talents (Hardcover)
I am an experience MBA, and I was skeptical about another venture into exploring my own creativity. It turns out Lynne Levesque's book Breakthrough Creativity was definitely a breakthrough in my perceptions. Creativity is not just for artists and advertising. I never really saw my engineering and project management work as "creative," but Levesque's book helped me recognize how confined one's perspective can be. I always sought creativity through sailing or sports. I didn't appreciate how it can play a role in everything I do. This fresh outlook that we are all creative, with individually different creative talents, was a simple but important revelation. It was interesting to discover how much we limit our own creative endeavors. Levesque's metaphors analyzing creativity are imaginative and instructive, and her recommendations were very practical. Her recommendations are clearly grounded on her own business experience. Levesque links creativity with resilience and a sense of possibility, a very powerful concept in today's troubled world. I highly recommend reading this breakthrough book.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Incredible resource!,
By Gail McMeekin (Author of The Power of Positive Choices and The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Breakthrough Creativity: Achieving Top Performance Using the Eight Creative Talents (Hardcover)
Lynne's model of the 8 Talents of creative expression is a wonderful resource for creative individuals and innovative companies. Using the MBTI type criteria, she clearly describes each type in terms of creative strengths and weaknesses with helpful resolutions for collaboration. This book is a real breakthrough in the field of creativity. I highly recommend it to everyone!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent tool for self growth,
By Maria F Ciampa (Beverly, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Breakthrough Creativity: Achieving Top Performance Using the Eight Creative Talents (Hardcover)
In Breakthrough Creativity, Levesque opens the reader's eyes to the individual talents that he or she possesses. Learning about your orientation to the world, how you process and analyze infomation, and how, exactly, you are creative is the first step in taking advantage of your innate talents. Levesque reveals that you DO have creative talents, and she guides you through a series of steps to learn about what those talents are, and how you can implement a game plan to improve upon those talents. This book is great for anyone who wants to learn how to improve upon themselves. It is also the perfect tool to learn about how to interact with friends, family and co-workers who have different creative talents. By reading the book, I have become empowered to capitalize upon my strengths. More importantly, I am learning how to overcome barriers and explore how I must adjust my behavior to be fully creative. In addition, I have used it to learn about how well I know people who are close to me, and how to revise my attitude and have a higher level of respect toward people who have very different talents than me. This book is eye-opening and refreshing. I give it the highest recommendation!
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