It’s hard to generalize this, but many of the top leaders I’ve worked with were good at figuring out creativity inside their constraints. They redirected the frustration energy at the constraints themselves (unproductive) into energy for solutions (positive).
I’ve seen this with these constraints:
- Limited people or experience
- Crunch time
- Old equipment
- Inventory of mostly the wrong things
- The “Eeyore” person who is drains energy
- Competitor intellectual property
- Salary caps
Consider what you think “limits” what your organization can do. Don’t waste energy railing at the frustration of that constraint. Unleash your subconscious and brainstorming within the constraint.
