Employee
Think Tank
“If you do things well, do
them better. Be daring, be first, be different, be just.”
~ Anita Roddick, Businesswoman
In the ever-changing face of the workplace, the power of diverse
thinking that can be expressed in employee think thanks may positively impact
many types of businesses. Implementing an employee think tank creates a
system where all ideas are welcome and considered as part of an organized
system of meetings and may help foster a better more cohesive work place. Providing
ideas can be part of every employees’ job and receiving ideas should be every
manager’s job.
Starting with the implementation of small ideas instead of with
big, aggressive and dramatic ideas will get more positive attention since these
ideas may be carried out immediately. Small ideas are the steppingstones to
bigger ideas and, taken together, small ideas can grow into a large competitive
advantage for your brand. Create a structure of rounding up ideas through
meetings and regular discussion groups, growing those ideas are the next step.
No matter how small, ask every employee to share ideas and discuss which ideas
should be refined and delegate responsibilities for them.
To make employees feel part of the team and valuable to the daily
operation, recognize the results of ideas and solutions that work. Giving
public recognition in a newsletter or on the office bulletin board provides a
level of satisfaction that can be combined with small rewards of recognition
such as gift cards or other tokens of merit.
With an open mind and a good system of exchanging ideas and
recognizing results, your business will grow, your employees will be happier
and a better bottom line may result.
Chairman/CEO
Vistage Florida
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