Stop for a moment. and imagine how you would feel as an employee under this situation:
You have been working for ACME for ten years now. You do the same thing everyday. Youre tied at the desk pounding a decrepit keyboard; half the keys dont work. When youre not nursing carpal tunnel syndrome, youre sipping stale coffee at the greasy counter. Worse, you dont really know anyone that you work with. Socializing involves a casual hello with the doormans Doberman.
One day you receive a memo stating that the dress code had been changed. Everyone must wear long pants with closed shoes. There is no explanation, and since you usually wear a sexy skirt with strappy sandals, you assume that it had something to do with you.
Would this sit well with you? Would it have been better that you and your colleagues were consulted first?
Now think about this scenario.
Youve conducted time-motion studies at the factory for about eight months now. Since day one you toyed with ideas to optimize work-flow efficiency. A simple modification will cut costs 30% and increase output 20%. A brilliant idea worthy of an 80% raise!
You finally befriend the manager and...