Gisela Hausmann – Encourage and Appreciate Your Employees’ Creativity

<p><strong>BIO: </strong>Gisela Hausmann graduated with a master’s degree in film &amp; mass media from the University of Vienna. She’s one of a dying breed of adventurers – she digs in and researches topics of interest from the ground up, then tells things as she sees them.</p><p><strong>STORY:</strong> Gisela joins the podcast again, discussing her new book <em>Winning @ Amazon</em>. Today she shares advice on how employees can allocate their creativity in a way that’s appreciated. She also talks about why employees need to start thinking outside the box and focus on problem-solving and innovation instead of feeling sorry for themselves and staying stuck where they’re not appreciated.</p><p><strong>LEARNING:</strong> Encourage and appreciate your employees’ creativity.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="ql-align-center"><strong>“Appreciated creativity creates more creativity.”</strong></blockquote><blockquote class="ql-align-center">Gisela Hausmann</blockquote><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>Guest profile</h2><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gisela-hausmann-03404913/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Gisela Hausmann</strong></a> graduated with a master’s degree in film &amp; mass media from the University of Vienna, the oldest university in the German-speaking world.</p><p>She is one of a dying breed of adventurers – she digs in and researches topics of interest from the ground up, then tells things as she sees them.</p><p>An author of two dozen books, her work has been featured in regional, national, and international publications, including GeekWire, Inc, Success (print magazine), Entrepreneur, and Bloomberg’s podcast ‘Decrypted.’ She is also the winner of the 2016 Sparky Award “Best Subject Line.”</p><p>Born to be an adventurer, she hiked in the Himalayas and the Gobi Desert, crossed Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railway twice, and meditated in the Dalai Lama’s private room at the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet.</p><p>Her motto is: <em>“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.”</em> – Napoleon H