Instill Basic Human Decency and Creativity Back into Work and Get Strong Results! with Nir Bashan

damottaleonardweb
Apr 19, 2022
2 min read

Updated: Apr 20, 2022

Today’s episode brings another fresh and unconventional viewpoint to the investment space on The Prosperity Perspective podcast. Host Liam Leonard invites a creativity expert and business coach, Nir Bashan, to share his insights on the invaluable results of spending some of your valuable zoom/email time to instill basic human decency back into relationships. Understand why every human is inherently creative; they just often squash that creativity as adults, and it’s time to bring it back to the workspace and get strong results!

3 Key Takeaways:

Investing back into your resources (particularly your staff) will be the best investment choice you can make.
It’s time to bring our natural creativity back into the workplace; creativity is how we problem solve!
Staff better by using the US military as an example. It is one of the most incredible staffing examples in the world.

Listen to the Full Episode:

Show Notes:

[0:25] Nir introduces himself and his business of helping companies become more creative

How does a creativity expert become involved with an auditor’s association?
“I believe we were all creative as children. Somewhere along the line, we lost that creativity to become more analytical.” -Nir Bashan

[4:00] Once reaching the point of profitability, how did Nir’s mindset change?

“The bottom line is: how we treat our vendors and employees is the single most important investment to make.” -Nir Bashan

[6:00] Bring back basic decency and use your creativity to do it!

How do you know which people are worth investing the time into?
“I believe in the tangential nature of the relationship. That person that’s hopping jobs just might be your next vendor.” -Nir Bashan
“I suggest that people invest very heavily in relationships because those stand the test of time. Everything else is Bull Shit.” -Nir Bashan

[11:24] What opportunities for building relationships are missed today?

The more you can do in person, the better

[12:50] Nir explains his approach when recruiting or hiring

[17:30] Nir notes the difference between how he allocated for companies that did well versus those that did not

About Nir Bashan:

Nir Bashan is a world-renowned creativity expert. He has taught thousands of leaders and individuals around the globe how to harness the power of creativity to improve profitability, increase sales, improve customer service and ultimately create more meaning in their work. Nir has spent the last two decades working on a formula to codify creativity. His McGraw Hill book The Creator Mindset was recently named top 100 nonfiction books of all time!