Employee Empowerment Policies and Procedures
Paulina Hinesley
Sandeep Malhi
Tamera McInnis
Tiffany Neal
Webster University
HRDV 5630
June 19, 2012

Employee Empowerment Policies and Procedures Organizations that recognize the value and importance of their employees’ ideas are always more sucessful. They understand that the heart of every business is within its workforce and without it there’s nothing. The individual is one of the most critical celements in any large-scale organizational change (Brown, 2011). Employee empowerment is a vital tool in shaping the personal and collective goals of an organization. Positive change is inevitable once a corporation posesses a confident, proactive and self-sufficient workforce. A growing number of today’s companies are not only concerened but are doing something about the way they manage their employees (Brown, 2011). They’re initiating the necessary steps toward creating employee pride, responsibility, and empowermnet. It’s also becoming a corporate priority to invest in the developement and enhancement of workforce knowledge, perforamce, and well being.
Policies and Procedures Open Door Policy. This communication method is used to promote a sense of openness and trust amongst management and its workforce. It allows employees to feel comfortable addressing questions and concerns, to any level of management, without the fear of repercussions. Companies that practice this policy have happier, self-managed employees who actively participate in the betterment and advancement of their organizations. With open communication and management’s willingness to listen, more problems are solved with less friction. Another benefit of having an open door policy in your business is that it can improve employee morale (Arthur, n.d.). When employees know that they have the right to talk to a manager or