Here's how you are killing your staff's creativity

Each week Alice Waagen answers workplace and management questions from readers.

Question:

I’m the head of business development for a boutique advertising firm. We compete in a very aggressive market, so creativity is key with client solutions.

My problem: I’m surrounded by people who check their creative ideas at the door. I’m tired of seeing bland, rehashed solutions. How can I get my staff to bring bold, innovative ideas to the table?

Alice Says:

If you hire smart, creative people who stop using their talents after working with your firm a while, you need to ask what YOU are doing to kill their creative juices. If you or something in the organizational culture is blocking innovation, training and high-fives won’t work — you need to find the roadblocks and remove them.

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By Alice Waagen, The Business Journals

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