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mercredi 3 avril 2013

[Intéressant] Seven Rules for Managing Creative People



Voici quelques extraits d'un article de HBR que j'ai particulièrement apprécié et dont je conseille vivement la lecture à... mes actuels et futurs managers !

"Moody, erratic, eccentric, and arrogant? Perhaps — but you can't just get rid of them. In fact, unless you learn to get the best out of your creative employees, you will sooner or later end up filing for bankruptcy.
Conversely, if you just hire and promote people who are friendly and easy to manage, your firm will be mediocre at best. Suppressed creativity is a malign organizational tumour.
Although every organization claims to care about innovation, very few are willing to do what it takes to keep their creative people happy, or at least, productive.
So what are the keys to engaging and retaining creative employees?


1. Spoil them and let them fail: [lisez les détails de chaque règle sur HBR.org...]
2. Surround them by semi-boring people: [...]
3. Only involve them in meaningful work: [...]

4. Don't pressure them: [...]
5. Pay them poorly: [...]
6. Surprise them: [...]
7. Make them feel important: [...]