Managing Creative Types can be Difficult

I have been blessed as well as cursed for many things. I think one of my most treasured blessing has got to be my young spirited, ever wondering creativity. It has taken through childhood art classes, teen age work as a local paper cartoonist, editorial illustrator for a college newspaper, having the best college biology drawing book and free lance work as signs & graphics. But all of this has really came together in my work as a chef. I mean the ability to envision something and put it together. But with any great gift comes a price, even a cursing. I am creative, but bore easily.
I love to be in control but not controlling. I respect my superiors but do
not feel inferior. Money really never came into the picture unless it was an issue. And I freely with deliver successful results after results and will do so on my own initiative. I am richly rewarded when my staff is appreciated and thanked and I feel comfortable in the job. I really can do without the praise. I like to find the kinks, get in and fix it.

I think alot people may think they are creative but I think the truly creative ones are easily missed and dismissed by the general public because they don't know how to recognize and more importantly work with a creative spirit. Many with see a creative person maybe as a rebel or indifferent. They may even see my type as rude and downright disrespectful. I mean we tend to lay it out-straight forward and honest as possible. I always maintained that at least during work for that period I will do my job with a halo. After work, to each his own. So I have no problem recognizing bull@#!* in other people and will point it out.
That is probably why not too many creative types zoom to the top in business. It seems that as you head to the top, it resembles a pyramid and mirrors the depth and width of people as well. Lots of people at the top but 1 thick and 1 wide because they are usually all the same. That is fine in many respects. The Company, the team, the mission all has to be on the same page. But I am sure no forward thinking, self starting CEO would want his executive team to be a clone cookie cut outs. He wants to hear, see some opinion, thought and indifferences. Obama said it best during his campaign, "We can all agree to disagree".