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"Be More Accessible in 3 Simple Steps"

From the blog: "I briefly touched on what can be done to avoid employee / manager conflicts just under three years ago (wow!), but I was thinking more about the idea of accessibility of managers and supervisors today and thought it was worth a follow up post.

I've always tried to be very accessible as a manager. I respond to emails quickly and consistently, keep my door open, and try to be as available as possible to talk to employees and customers whenever they have comments, concerns, or questions. I'm by no means a perfect manager, but I do feel that being accessible and available is an important thing for a manager, especially one who works in the customer service field.

Here are three simple things you can do to be more accessible:

1. Have an open door policy...
2. Have "office hours..."
3. Schedule "town halls..."

There are literally hundreds of books on the subject of manager accessibility and leadership styles, but I've always found that these three things have worked well for me. What has been effective where you work now or have worked in the past?"

Full text and active link are available at the source site listed below.

Source: Service Untitled, 13 May 2009

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on May 20, 2009 (boomark / email).