Creativity gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people don’t just quit their jobs
Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.
Albert Einstein
I have one prediction for this year: Employees are going to ask for more.
When our leadership team was meeting this week we were discussing our goals for the year. One of which being, employee retention. But the ultimate question is where do we start?
The answer? Encouraging your people to explore their creativity.
You see, when creativity is a priority in a workplace, employees are able to use their imagination to reframe problems and challenge assumptions. They go beyond the first right answer. They look to learn to find more answers and, in turn, expand their imagination toolbox. That growth mindset and attitude then fosters driven, motivated, and confident employees, working to create something new.
The collective attitude of individuals blooms into a culture that celebrates failures and failing fast. It affects the very way they feel, think and act. As self-confidence and self-expression grow, your workplace surroundings become a physical manifestation of everyone’s imagination. It’s flexible and movable allowing for collaboration and research, finding resources presented to them in both conventional and non-conventional ways.
All of these characteristics cycle, not standing along but existing harmoniously, all depending on one another.
The more you know, the more resources you can unlock.
The better your attitude, the better your culture.
The more unique your imagination, the more exciting the environment/habitat.
Here’s the video I got the inspiration from:
So why am I so concerned with employee retention? Well, in similar words to the famous Elle Woods, ‘Creativity gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people don’t just quit their jobs.’