To continue to compete in a competitive market, small businesses need to pool the talents of their staff and continue to be innovative. Whether large or small, any business has the potential to improve their bottom line, do something better or differently, create a new product or service or find a new market outlet. You have to keep progressing to be successful.
But to achieve this your business needs to share knowledge and think creatively. From what we know about the younger generation of workers today, they demand it. Nowadays, the knowledge and the thinking cannot come from you in isolation behind your desk (although you do need uninterrupted thinking time); it has to come from everyone who works for you.
It means encouraging your staff to bring their brains to their desks and not leave them at the front door. People feel valued when they can have input into decisions and change. You need to respect their ideas and suggestions.
But you have to create the culture to make this happen, and it will take time.
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