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MorganB
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Encouraging Innovation in the Workplace

Good afternoon my fellow Community friends! As a small business owner, do you ever feel like you and your team get stuck in a rut of the day-to-day activities? I found a great article from smallbiztrends.com that offers some great tips on how to encourage innovation in your company. Here are a few ideas...

 

Be Transparent About Your Challenges
“If your team doesn’t know what the biggest challenges are for the company, then the ideas they have for innovating may be focused on the wrong things. By being transparent about where you as a company need to improve, you can help people focus their thinking on solving the right problems.”

 

Admit (and Learn From) Your Past Failures
“Tell your new hires how you failed in the past. All newbies expect to hear about the company’s greatest successes when they first start out, but if you get into some of the more significant fails, that just might give them the ideas, motivations or thought processes to truly introduce innovation in your company.”

 

Encourage People to Use Their PTO
“Encouraging staff to take their allotment of vacation may not be an obvious way to encourage innovation, but it is. When employees are tired and burned out, they’re not as productive or creative. Reminding them to take their vacations will help them destress and decompress, so they come back to work with a clear mind that’s able to think more creatively.”

 

Reward Experimental Behavior
“If you want innovative employees, then it helps to encourage and reward experimental behavior. If they try something new that ends up benefiting the company, then you can make an announcement and offer them a gift card or some other form of compensation. Showing your appreciation will motivate your whole team to do the same so you get the results you’re looking for.”

 

Hold Regular ‘Innovation’ Meetings
“Regular meetings where team members can snowball ideas and talk about different concepts are great for sparking innovation. These free-thinking sessions encourage your staff to think outside the box, which can lead to jaw-dropping breakthroughs.”

 

View these and many other great tips for stirring innovation by visiting the link above. As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments below. Take care!

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