Rhonda Delaney ~ Is Your Door Really Open?

As I was doing some research on the open door policy, I was really intrigued. It actually started back in the  1899, 1900. 

And the intention was to protect the rights of all countries to trade equally with China. And confirming multinational acknowledgement of China. So looking at open door policy. And thinking about it in our work context. It's preserving the rights of each employee. Being able to communicate with somebody in leadership. 

Doesn't matter whether it's their direct leader, President of the company. 

Somebody in the shipping department. It doesn't matter who it is. Everyone is open and invited to share conversation with anybody else in the company. And unfortunately this is a policy that often has lip service paid to it. You're told in your manual that, this company has an open door policy. 

But the behavior and the conversation.  the feeling. The actions that people are taking. Is not in alignment with that. And often times. It's not open. You don't feel comfortable. And in many instances, You may not even feel like you have the right. To communicate with somebody outside your own department with another manager. 

 we all need to feel free to communicate. What we're thinking, what our struggles are. What. Might interest your dreams, your ideas. 

And you want to be able to do that with your own leader, with the person who you directly report to. But if you don't have that, Trusting. Great. Relationship. You're not so inclined to actually go in and chat with them. Building trust as a leader. Building trust. Is so important to reinforce this concept of an open door policy.