Tech giant Google is famous for encouraging its employees to use 20% of their time for new and creative projects, helping to keep its innovative culture alive. Furthermore, employees of many organizations today are running their own side-hustles or projects to monetize their talents.
Given the growing popularity of side-hustles, and the rise of the gig economy, leaders have an opportunity to channel the creativity and skills of their most entrepreneurially-minded staff and to encourage other employees to follow their example. Five experts explain how: