{"id":4104,"date":"2020-01-23T10:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T18:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/?p=4104"},"modified":"2020-01-21T11:05:05","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T19:05:05","slug":"does-your-company-culture-encourage-employee-curiosity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/?p=4104","title":{"rendered":"Does your company culture encourage employee curiosity?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s more common than you think<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some of the world\u2019s best companies to work for are those that encourage employees to spend time following their own paths of curiosity toward development of new products or services.\u00a0 Google, 3M, Facebook<\/em>, and Microsoft<\/em> all allow their employees to take time to explore new ideas they conceive and attempt to develop.<\/p>\n

The result can be surprisingly impactful<\/strong><\/p>\n

Famously, the post-it note is an example of such a product coming from employees of 3M\"\" where looking for quite another market for their newest light adhesive product.\u00a0 And many free products and services have been spawned by Google employees working during their one-day-a-week personal curiosity time.<\/p>\n

As usual, culture comes from the top<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is an opportunity that is open to any CEO to encourage creative thinking, problem solving, product creation, efficiency-creation among the troops.\u00a0 Rewards don\u2019t have to be financial, but certainly, when the gains are measured in dollars, that seems appropriate when the new development is not just a part of the job specification for a creative employee with a great idea.<\/p>\n

Revealing employee hidden talents<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every company has hidden talent, creative thinkers that are not in a position to demonstrate their talents.\u00a0 CEO\u2019s often focus employees on the company\u2019s goals, without allowing time to explore the edges to create alternative solutions, or to think ahead toward new possibilities.<\/p>\n

A challenge aimed at you<\/strong><\/p>\n

[Email readers, continue here…]\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0What if you encouraged\u00a0 each of your associates to spend ten percent of their time working alone or with others on cost-saving or efficiency improvements, sketching new ideas for products or changes to products that they may not be directly involved in creating?\u00a0 What if that refreshing opportunity were to make each person return to the assigned job with a fresh new look and appreciation for the creative time spent?\u00a0 It could happen, but only if you as manager develop the culture of curiosity that makes such creativity a part of your company DNA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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