Employee Involvement/Teamwork
All Dow people play important roles in quality. To foster an environment where involvement, continuous improvement, and teamwork (including cross-functional teamwork) flourish, managers are encouraged to:
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Treat employees as valued team members. |
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Actively solicit ideas on problems and solutions from all people in the work group. |
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Remove barriers as identified by employees. |
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Empower people to make decisions and implement solutions. |
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Push decision making down to the lowest possible level. |
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Collaborate with the entire work group to develop a mission. |
