An issue I would like to see discussed is "employee involvement and
participation."
When changes are needed to meet the current challenges, I watch
as executives, managers and supervisors lock themselves away
into "the cave" to come up with a plan, a process etc.
Are most companies this way? Is there a benefit in including
front-line workers, whether they are white collar or blue collar
in the developement of processes that they will have to use?
What affect could it have on the quality of the process and
overall community buy-in?
When I pose this question I sometimes get a response out of
a manager who says that it is the job of management to do these
things. Is it possible that part of the "how" in management's job
is to engage the workforce and get them to actively participate
in building the kind of environment we all want, and to be involved
in the developement of processes we will all use?
I would like to add an additional series of comments about this
list. It's been about 1 month since I've joined. I've posted a
few messages, one of which was on "Understanding Special
Causes". I appreciate all of the feedback, both through the list
and through personal e-mail. The discussions have me thinking
in an entirely different way now and, thanks to some of the
participants, I've been able to locate some good information on
the subject, in addition to that which I've received through e-mail.
As I think back over this last month what I have seen on this list,
I can't help but think about the high level of diversity on it. Though
we all come from walks of life and business that are very different
from each other, we certainly share a common interest. It has
also been interesting to me, just how much of this applies to
most anything. This can be seen in the diverse series of companies,
countries and professions interacting on the list. I am overwhelmed
sometimes at the level of synergy (excuse the buzzword, please) that
takes place on the Learning Org list.
What a wonderful learning experience this truly is! :-)
-- Diane Korzeniewski ToCOLLABR8@aol.com