A Bias against ‘Quirky’? Why Creative People Can Lose Out on Leadership Positions [Archive.org URL]

It would be difficult to find a CEO or manager who says creativity isn’t a valued attribute of a good leader. So why do so many once-innovative companies get bogged down over time, with continuous original thinking the exception and not the norm? A new study co-authored by Wharton management professor Jennifer Mueller found that although creativity is often named as being important, individuals who expressed more creative ideas were actually viewed as having less leadership potential than their peers.

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