Everyone is really good at creative problem solving.  The question is where and when do they apply it most, or best.  

An unmotivated employee might be creatively problem solving his next vacation plans for half a day.  An underpaid employee might be creatively problem solving how to start a business using his work time.  A burnt out employee might be creatively problem solving how to pass off some work to someone else.  An unsecure employee might be creatively problem solving how to find a more secure job.  

All the while, the manager is wondering why the projects are not getting done.  Or if the manager is unmotivated, underpaid, and burnt out, he might not even care anymore.

The question is, what problems are your employees motivated to solve – their own, or ones you’d like for them work solve.  Everyone problem solves…