Watch a 12-minute interview with Michael Sider, Assistant Professor of Management Communications, on how creativity impacts leadership.
Famous children’s author Dr. Seuss once said,
“The more that you read, the more things you
will know. The more that you learn, the more
places you'll go.” And Michael Sider,
Assistant Professor of Management Communications
at Ivey, adds one more incentive for
next-generation leaders: reading will make you a
better leader.
“The more you read, the more your understanding
of others increases,” he said. “When you
experience art, poetry and literature you’re
also seeing the personality of the creator of
that art, poetry or literature.”
Sider will discuss how exposure to the arts can
improve leadership and inspire productive
corporate cultures at an upcoming
Ivey Idea Forum called What Shakespeare Can
Bring to Business. The session will be held at
Ivey’s ING DIRECT Leadership Centre in Toronto
on April 20 and will look at Shakespeare’s play,
Julius Caesar, from a business point of view.
In particular, Sider will reveal what
Shakespeare’s characters teach leaders about
motivating people, managing power and dealing
with complexity.
“Art gives form to chaos so, when you probe art,
you see the problems the artist tried to deal
with and give form to. That’s what is needed
with leadership today. Leaders need to be
comfortable with complexity.”
(For more information on the upcoming Ivey Idea
Forum: please visit
Michael Sider event )
