On-fire employees—the kind you’re perpetually attempting to hire, develop, and retain—need some latitude to make decisions in the workplace. The companies that are known for being the best places to work in their respective industries train, trust and empower their people to think and act on their own. In its 2014 Employee Satisfaction and Job Engagement survey, the Society for ...

Leaders often ask, Who motivates the motivator? Today we’re asking, Who or what innovates the innovator? Does your life pass the five-question creativity & innovation quiz? In business we tend to talk a lot about creative and innovative cultures, focusing on physical environments, the need for collaboration and embracing risk taking & failure. But what about the people behind the ...