7 Trends Making Businesses More Democratic

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May. 29 2008 at 2:50 PM
Posted by: debbie36 “Quote Reply
This is a great topic. I've introduced this at our auto repair facility. Some of the techs made fun of it at first, but as time went by, they enjoyed being a part of the decision making process. I was discouraged when I first tried it. One person actually made the comment that the employee meetings were a joke. Now they look forward to it. So, don't be discouraged. Thanks for the article.
May. 29 2008 at 3:04 PM
Posted by: Rich “Quote Reply
debbie, how, specifically, do you make your workplace more democratic? way to persist, by the way, sticking to your guns and ultimately showing your staff the benefits... rich Rich Sloan Co-Founder, Chief Startupologist, StartupNation
May. 30 2008 at 4:20 AM
Posted by: CraigL “Quote Reply
A business usually isn't democratic. A co-op might be, though. Why would an owner want to make a business more democratic? Craig Landes --- Defining the undefinable. "There are 10 kinds of people in the world---those who understand binary numbers and those who don't." - Unknown --- Success = Passion, Patience, Persistence!
May. 30 2008 at 5:27 PM
Posted by: escentre “Quote Reply
I do agree with CraigL. I think if you make you business democratic then the result is chaos. Normally it is more appropriate to promote participative rather than democratic. Most companies acknowledged that participative is the answer to get people in all levels work towards one vision. thank you, Edited by: escentre - May. 30 2008 at 5:33 PMsincerely, jaffar @ http://escentre.blogspot.com Profit from turning problems into innovations