OFFICE CULTURE
BY CHRISTA O’NEIL
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS –
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5
Tips to Create an
Innovative Office Culture
E
ngaging Innovation is the key to positioning
your business for the future. It is more essential
to focus your energy on the creation of an
innovative office culture than on anything else.
Most companies don’t spend adequate resources
or time on this. You must motivate yourself to work on
this if you want to have an innovative office culture.
Here are five tips to nurture innovation in your office:
1. INNOVATIVE WORKSPACE
To be more creative and to generate more innovative ideas, every
office member needs
to work at their
best. For many
people, traditional
office culture is
stifling. Ask office
personnel how
the workspace can
be improved to be a
more engaging and more
creative environment.
Start your process by
talking with your employees
to assess their needs and
gather their input.
2. CREATIVE THINKING
Creativity varies from one person to another. Some people
are more creative than others, but this is a skill that can
be achieved through training. Hold regular workshops or
training sessions for creative thinking. Encourage your office
employees to read books on various strategies of creative
thinking and to make these strategies second nature.
3. ENCOURAGE PASSION
Drive your employees with passion. Passion for work
can be a driving force in creating an innovative office
culture. Make sure that everybody’s voice is heard.
4. MEANINGFUL WORK
People always yearn to do something meaningful with their
lives. Encourage your employees to work in a way that is
meaningful to them. Give your employees enough space
and ownership of their tasks to motivate them to achieve
these tasks by giving their best in a meaningful way.
5. TIME
Deadlines are essential, but do not micromanage your
employees. Inspire a workplace that gives employees as
little interruption as possible. Allow employees a block
of creative time within their work schedules. +
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