Leading Innovation Energizing Employees Maintain a Fresh Perspective with Your Employees 10 Tips for Creating an Innovative Workforce                 By: Bob Nelson, the author of 1001 Ways to Energize Employees     Encourage employees to think outside the box and work outside of the rigid constraints of your organization  >>> Cultivate and manage creativity Encourage intiative  >>> Allow employees to set aside time to think and plan – to work on the business Reward risk taking  >>> Encourage employees to learn a variety of skills and develop cross-functional excellence  >>> Encourage employees to ask "Why?" and "Why Not?" questions  >>> Be accessible  >>> Hire smart people  Hire a diverse group of individuals  >>>    Treat your company like family. Richard Branson Virgin      New People Partnership → Employee Empowerment → Inspiring People Flat Organizational Structure Get Less Formal Motivation Attitude Motivation  >>  Give a WOW Motivational Coaching Incentive Motivation  >>  Reward Systems Leading Innovation Cross-functional Expertise → Leadership-Management Synergy → Inspirational Leader Establishing a Relentless Growth Attitude → Loose-Tight Leadership Freedom To Fail  ●  The Fun Factor Innoball