Open the Door

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to offer a lesson learned on the true meaning of the open-door policy and the overlooked benefits. The open-door policy is standard across all military organizations and required by the Department of Defense (DOD) to maintain healthy organizations that are receptive to bottom up feedback. The understanding of the open-door policy for many command teams ends there. Overlooked are the benefits of having an actual open office door leading into a public area frequented by Soldiers of all ranks. Command teams often allow themselves to become distracted and overwhelmed by the chatter that happens in communal areas. Leaders close their doors to the conversations while displaying a policy letter that encourages use of the open-door policy by subordinates. Doors serve multiple purposes, the primary one being to close out others. A closed door is an obstacle to effective leadership and separates leaders from those they serve.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 24, 2018
Accession Number
AD1117268

Entities

People

  • Richard M. Grimmett

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Behavioral Disciplines And Activities
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Continents
  • Department Of Defense
  • Families (Human)
  • Feedback
  • Geographic Regions
  • Governments
  • Group Dynamics
  • Human Behavior
  • Leadership
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Military Organizations
  • National Governments
  • North America
  • Physical Properties
  • Psychology
  • Resilience
  • Standards
  • United States

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