Leading Innovation:

Energizing Employees

Maintaining a Fresh Perspective with Your Employees and Co-Workers

10 Tips

By: Bob Nelson, the author of 1001 Ways to Energize Employees

  1. Encourage employees to think outside the box and work outside of the rigid constraints of your organization

     

  2. Cultivate and manage creativity

  3. Encourage initiative

  4. Allow employees to set aside time to think and plan – to work on the business

  5. Reward risk taking

  6. Encourage employees to learn a variety of skills and develop cross-functional excellence

  7. Encourage employees to ask "Why?" and "Why Not?" questions

  8. Be accessible

  9. Hire smart people

  10. Hire a diverse group of individuals

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Team Building and Teamwork

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Managing Innovation by Cross-functional Teams

Performance Management

Employee Empowerment

Inspiring People

Energizing Employees

 

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