Comments on: Does it Work to Use the Open-Door Policy to Create Connection and Results? https://scaleupwithpatricia.com/collaboration/does-it-work-to-use-the-open-door-policy-to-create-connection-and-results/ Creating focused, effective, and high performing teams. Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:39:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Patricia Heyman https://scaleupwithpatricia.com/collaboration/does-it-work-to-use-the-open-door-policy-to-create-connection-and-results/#comment-103 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 02:24:42 +0000 http://bridgingassociates.com/?p=1583#comment-103 In reply to prp55Jhon Prpich.

I apologize for my delay in responding to your comment. Since communication and connection are my focus in the collaborative leadership and the power of engagement model, I agree with you in terms of people being the most important part of the success of a business. In the example I gave in terms of the open door policy, my client’s door was open all the time.
Your comment sounds like you have scheduled your time when you are open to receiving others. That is what I was talking about. What happens when there are no parameters is that people often react and run without reflection and conversation with others.
in the case of my client, his team began to communicate with each other more, and to be more responsible for solutions when it was time to meet.
He also broke through the pattern of taking work home so often. The most exciting thing was that he became a more influential leader with his peers and the CEO of the bank

]]> By: prp55Jhon Prpich https://scaleupwithpatricia.com/collaboration/does-it-work-to-use-the-open-door-policy-to-create-connection-and-results/#comment-102 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 01:14:47 +0000 http://bridgingassociates.com/?p=1583#comment-102 Perhaps you have taken the concept of open door policy literally. To me it’s a metaphor for being open in general, being approachable. i’m not certain I agree with your example of the drop in, again, it depends on the nature of the conversations you have with your employees and it’s also can be a way of someone trying to tell you something else.
My employees can walk into my office anytime they like, however, they understand that there are conditions under which this happens, based on how important it is to them and how important it might be to me. In the end, I make the decision of whether or not I have time to discuss it with them and I qualify the interruption as well.
Anyone that understands time management, understands the concept of scheduling interrupted time, it’s about 15 % of your schedule.
There are very few organizations that communicate well, let’s remember who gets the work done, it’s the people, they are the priority, not the work.

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