Open-door policies

This entrepreneurial culture is further evidenced by an open door policy, transparency, information-sharing within and across business units, and by a best-practices mentality. All of this leads to the industry s best retention rates of 82% for sales people and drivers, which are the key customer-facing positions. At the officer level, retention rates exceed 99% with an average tenure greater than twenty years. 

We are continually looking for new and improved materials to reduce cost and/or improve our products. We maintain an open-door policy and are willing to discuss our present and future needs with the market researcher... 

The official open door policy with the goal of increased attendance presents other problems and challenges to public institutions. How can museums and historical societies charged with the preservation of the past balance the growing need for public participation in educational functions and maintain the stability of their collections How can visitor numbers be increased in a historic house structure with limited space accommodation and often difficult access Unsupervised crowds increase the possibility of theft, vandalism, and handling of objects. 

Though often offered but seldom used by many companies, a true open-door policy is another mechanism by which employees can express their ideas and concerns with regard to the workplace. Under an ideal open-door policy, employees may. 

Does your company have an open-door policy to dispatch and other departments for drivers, and are drivers made to feel comfortable and welcomed to visit ... 

Many factors have been highlighted as supporting the development of an effective patient safety culture. Some of the important ones are management (i.e., management commitment, ability, leadership, coordination, and flexibility), immediate supervisors (i.e., open-door policy, participation, and support correct behavior), reporting system (i.e., reporting near-miss, no-blame culture, analysis of error, open-door policy, confidentiality, and feedback). 

The desire for openness went both ways. Open communications are important and must be allowed—upwards and downwards. While Big Store] says it has an open door policy, it does not—or at least it does not have one that is user friendly. Easily accessible and easily understood channels of open communication are needed between managers and their direct reports. A Big School undergraduate student agreed. Ideally, if Big School is more inclusive, he envisioned that communication lines seem to always be open... which gives a great feeling of acceptance and promotes motivation to accomplish more, believe it or not, because I know there is help along the way if I get stuck. ... 

Develop an open-door policy to provide employee access to managers. 

Proprietary practices, equipment, and techniques that need to be protected should be accommodated, but, in general, as one Pacific Northwest Coast hatchery owner stated, what makes a hatchery operation successful typically cannot be photographed . An added benefit from an open door policy is the development of a network of operators who provide a valuable resource when problems arise. 

For hazard and associated risk issues and problems, the regular chain of command may not respond fast enough to respond to the critical nature of the issue. Historical examples of these issues are the Challenger and Columbia space shuttle disasters. An open door policy and procedures that allow unresolved high hazard and risk information to move rapidly to senior leadership should be in place. Essentially, a way to short circuit and bypass normal communication channels is needed. Refer to Chapter 9, Risk Perception—Defining How to Identify Personal Responsibility . 

Discuss an open door policy and what effect it may have on the safety management system. 

In summary, senior management should have an open door policy, conduct round table meetings with selected employees and make periodic unannounced visits to selected areas to meet one-on-one with employees. 

Tip Q-Keep Door Closed but Access Open Consider adopting, where feasible based on the physical situation and the corporate culture, a closed-door procedure with respect to your office, cubicle, or workspace while implementing an open-door policy with respect to access to you. The closed door procedure doesn t mean that, if you have a door, you literally should keep it closed. It means you should discourage unnecessary interruptions. If you work in a cubicle, discouraging unnecessary interruptions may be as simple as how you orient your desk and chair relative to the cubicle s entrance. 

An open door policy for all sectors of activity (with the exception of domestic consrrmption) ... 

Encourage disclosure of personal problems with controlled substances and alcohol within a safe environment by having an open-door policy with management or using an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). An EAP enables drivers to alert management of concerns about other personnel and to seek help for their own substance abuse and/or alcohol problems. 

The open door policy - making the patients feel welcome... 

An atmosphere of open communications appears to exist at SRS. Activities such as roundtables, restart rallies, and management visits to operation training classes are all mechanisms that provide open communication between employees and management. Comments made by personnel interviewed by the evaluation team included the comments that "you can speak to the Plant Manager" and that "he has an open door policy." Based on the above, we find that the criterion for... 

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