Article: Empower your employees: four steps to more creative problem solving at your business.(Workforce Development)

As small business owners, we want to recruit and hire smart, capable and enthusiastic employees. Why not add "creative" to the skills list? But wait, isn't creativity something that only a few special people are born with? Not at all.

As employers, we've grown too accustomed to the idea that "creative" is what employees should simply "be." True, some employees are more creative, just like some people are better at math. But consider this: no one is born knowing long division. Core skills like math, writing and critical thinking all must be learned. Innovation and creative problem solving can also be learned.

Here is a simple, four-step process that will ...

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