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How would you integrate new company procedures to tenured employees whom are exercising a well cultured practices?

Especially if the new procedure inter acts with a certain belief or culture?

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Question added by Edman Garcia , Warehouse Supervisor , Mercantile Stores Group Inc. SM Clark
Date Posted: 2014/02/07
Osama Abdalla
by Osama Abdalla , Scientific Engineering Consulting Services Self-employed Retired , Scientific Engineering Consulting Services

Procedures describe what is being done in an organization, who is doing it, and how the results are recorded; procedures are typically cross functional (versus work instructions which typically apply to individuals or individual work groups).  Procedures are necessary if/when an organization wants to clarify responsibilities and authorities and/or consistent practices.  Flow charts, if constructed properly, can also be used to depict the same information contained in a ‘traditional’ procedure format.  Keep in mind that your quality management system is not a set of procedures describing every minute detail of an organization’s operation … rather it is a well defined, but appropriate and user- friendly balance of procedures, flow charts, job descriptions, work instructions and forms, which will assist personnel in their day-to-day work.

 

The effectiveness of procedures depends on how they are applied to an organization.  In other words, they should be tailored to an organization.  In a small organization with relatively simple processes and activities, procedures should (accordingly) be limited and simple. Larger organizations with more complicated activities should have more detailed procedures, but in all cases the procedures should still be as practical as possible.

 

      The concept Teamwork is of people working together cooperatively, as in a sports team.

      Large harmonyprojects usually require that people work together, so teamwork has become an important concept in organizations.

      Effective teams are an intermediary goal towards getting good, sustainable results.

      The potential of radical transparency to allow corrections and improvements to decision making is likely to be higher when the decision making method is either a consensus decision making method or a democratic decision making method.

       However, even when the decision making method is authoritarian (unilateral-one sided), radical transparency may still encourage the decision maker to make better decisions

 

Skills needed for teamwork

Aside from any required technical proficiency, a wide variety of social

Skills are desirable for successful teamwork, including:

       Listening - it is important to listen to other people's ideas. When people are allowed to freely express their ideas, these initial ideas will produce other ideas.

       Questioning - it is important to ask questions, interact, and discuss the objectives of the team.

       Persuading - individuals are encouraged to exchange, defend, and then to ultimately rethink their ideas.

       Respecting - it is important to treat others with respect and to support their ideas.

       Helping - it is crucial to help one's coworkers, which is the general theme of teamwork.

       Sharing - it is important to share with the team to create an environment of teamwork.

       Participating - all members of the team are encouraged to participate in the team.

 

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