What is it that motivates people to be innovative? While it may not be the primary motivator, most people want to enjoy some benefit from their own ideas. By default, you own what you create, but that doesn’t hang true if you’re an employee. As an employee, everything you create is owned by your employer whether or not you’ve signed an agreement to that effect. So what does this do to your willingness to be innovative?
Part of this may depend on your entrepreneurial tendency and your sense of personal control. As an entrepreneur, I feel a strong sense of ownership of my efforts and ideas. It’s not about money for me, though. It’s about making sure the fruits of my labor and my creative ventures are being put to good use – that they’re helping change lives. It’s about ensuring my ideas and efforts move forward according to my personal mission. I’m curious – does that matter so much for folks who don’t consider themselves entrepreneurial?
For employees for whom the level of purpose described above is also a key motivator, it is your responsibility to align your job choices with your values. Unfortunately that is not always possible given the current job-market challenges, but ultimately, it is a worthy goal.
Companies that have benefited the most from employee-driven innovation exert effort to make sure their employees are engaged in the process. Whether it is through monetary reward or non-financial recognition, they find ways to motivate folks to contribute their creative ideas to forward the company’s mission. For an enlightening view on what motivates people (and it isn’t always what you think!) check out this great TED Talks video featuring Dan Pink.
The bottom line for employers: it is crucial that you keep in mind that different people are driven by different things and value different types of rewards. Just because something drives you, don’t assume it motivates others.
So can work-for-hire stifle innovation? Only if you let it…
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Of course not every idea or innovation I had as an employee was a good one!
I admit it can be frustrating when employers ignore your ideas especially when you are the one doing the task and can see the direct benefits the change will make on the business as a whole.
That is one of the reasons I became an entrepreneur to have choices and to not be held back. To be able to grow through the process of change and innovation.
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This is a great article and I feel it’s always a trade off. Some people are prepared to sacrifice more for the sake of what they see as security whereas others want to benefit personally from their entrepreneur ideas and have a greater capacity for risk.
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According to me employer and employee’s relationship is the best as well worst in the world because when I try to keep my employers happy and they will work hard for the firm as they do for their own firm the relation can not be bad.
Finding a company/job that has valued close to yours will make going to work everyday much more enjoyable. Find a job you love as we all have to work.
I think it definitely matters if your values line up with the values of the organization. Also, if you gain a degree of internal value of the work you do and the contributions you make, its easier to be at choice.
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I believe in only one thing and that is an employer should not do his/her work just to meet the target but for their own satisfaction and more above all this is the invention that he/she do at their work is the best thing.
Employee versus Entrepreneurs? Both can be highly motivated, but in a very different aspect. The only problem when you have an employer is you need to work for the success of your boss company. Most of these companies don’t really appreciate the efforts of their employees, it’s proven. As a result, employees are all demotivated that can actually affect their work performance.
This is very true and motivational, very useful for everyone who wants to achieve in their career.
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This is a wonderful informational resource for someone like myself who’s interested in starting projects. This post reminds me of why some people become employees as opposed to becoming entrepreanures, sometimes a person can have a vision to achieve a goal but then they get blocked by different obstacles I think the first ones being either lack of available information they need or financial capital or both. I want to make a point though for people who have some kind of benefit/charity business plan, first of all never stop looking for information, it’s out there, there’s a solution or way around every obstacle just never loose hope of finding it the other thing is that if your planning a benefit program look to create capital from fund raising events you can put together, you can do this by looking for all your local crafters and network marketers from home (arbonne, avon, tupperware, etc etc) get them together at an ideal time and conveinant location find a way to advertise the event to sell their products/services and make an agreement with them to use a percentage of the profits for your projects capital. Voila you’ve got funds to start with or a way to build funds.
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Everyone likes to be appreciated for their work. Entrepreneurs don’t get the praise that employees get but they will see it in their pay.
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“Do it because you like it!” =)
For people inclined towards entrepreneurial endeavors, I think work for hire can definitely stifle them. However, there is a way to manage these people and let them know that their creative contributions will not only be valued but perhaps financially rewarded beyond their paycheck.
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Hey nice blog you have, enjoyed reading this article
Well I always believe that if someone is not happy with his/her job, the level of performance would really be down there. I mean who would want to work if their boss/employer ain’t giving the employee his/her due be it monetary or some other thing, right? So yeah motivation is really important.
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very useful article. I have to agree though it definitly is a worthwhile goal to choice a job where your ideas are really valued.
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i think innovation is very important in order to run any industry smoothly and i personally think that innovation is almost over from many industry so motivation require there to innovate something. keep it up
Thanks for the great post – I always felt that when my work was really appreciated from my boss, it made some difference. People are funny creatures and ego stroking will get you a long way!
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I agree. It might seem unfair on our part as an employee if our ideas, our own innovation would be taken away by some of our employers but i guess that’s just the way it is. I have realized that before that is why i went out on my own and became independent. I love my freedom right now.. I have my own ideas which i can use freely.
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I love this post !!! it can help us to be successful and its a good start . ..i learn a lot from this article. Employees can help us to contribute creative ideas . and i will share it to my family and friends. Thank you for sharing this post more power to your site !!! God bless
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