Every employee of health-food chain Whole Foods, headquartered in Austin, Texas, has complete access to the company's financial information, including store sales, profit margins, and employee salaries. Mitchell devotes more than 170 hours to this task every year, an investment that he sees as time well spent. At Armstrong Machine Works, located in Three Rivers, Mich., either the plant's general manager of the controller personally delivers paychecks to some 300 workers each week. While we have an open-door policy, not everybody feels comfortable walking into the corner office. By having an officer of the company hand out paychecks, everyone is assured that at least once a week, he'll have a chance to ask a question, voice a concern, or suggest an idea to one of the people in charge.
Communication truly is the glue that holds an organization together.
Talk to your employees. Get their opinions, share ideas, learn about them and let them learn about you. After all, well-informed employees are good and productive employees because they feel involved. Earliest info on new businesses, homeowners Insurance Center Covering the needs of small business owners Legal Center Hundreds of business legal tools Office Products Special deals on equipment, supplies. Classifieds Search for business services, real estate and career opportunities.