When people are asked to transform business, they start to analyze almost automatically and come with imitations of what worked in the past. Transformation calls for a whole new paradigm of thinking. It is at the root of innovation and success but it is not a commonly available trait in individuals. And so identifying transformation thinkers is as harder as important. Here is an HR practitioner’s cheat sheet of 8 key and recognizable traits of transformational thinkers.

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1. FUTURETALKERS 2. POSSIBILITYTHINKERS 3. EXPERIMENTERS
They converse with a futuristic outlook
and have a positive restlessness
in them
4. NON-CONFORMISTS
6. CREATORS
5. ADVENTURERS
They take risks, but when unsuccessful,
they do not spend time in the fail
mode and recover easily. They can
often go beyond praise or criticism and
focus on what is important
They tell you what is possible even in
the most difficult of situations - a
possibility grounded in reality and not
wishful thinking
They are willing to bend rigid
processes within reasonable limits to
try out something new
They construct an idea, give it
attributes, and then aim at fulfilling it
They are willing to take risks and more
often, are more ready to ask for an
apology rather than permission
7. INSPIRERS
They often make people value new
ideas. They seek ideas everywhere
Transformational thinking, a rare trait, is at the root of innovation and success. It is no wonder that people
with this special trait are highly valued by organizations. Human resource (HR) teams are constantly trying to
identify these few but distinct transformational thinkers. Here is an HR practitioner’s cheat sheet of 8 key and
recognizable traits of transformational thinkers:
8 traits of a
transformational
thinker
8. COLLABORATORS
They multiply ideas rather than divide
them. They keep looking for ideas in
the most unusual places and see
patterns where others don’t
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