However, giving responsibility to employees shows them they are valued. Once a responsibility is handed over to an employee, an employer must step back and allow the employee to do the job. Promoting from within is another way to delegate and share responsibilities. Our books are open. The people know what we make.
Nothing is a secret.
We are a small organization and we try to keep people in the loop as to what's going on. In addition, managers are receptive to ideas and opinions from the staff. You can't always do everything exactly the way that everybody else would want it done. You have to make some decisions, but you want input from people and a lot of times it makes you focus on the options and you come up with a better option. It only makes sense that employees who feel they have a vested interest in the company will work harder.