One of the keys to making your people more committed to the success of your organisation is to ensure they feel well-informed, trusted and involved in decision-making. Being involved in decision-making is about enabling people to input towards decisions and providing them with feedback on what has been decided. To do this you need to involve your people in designing effective consultation arrangements.

Reviewing consultation strategies in your organisation challenges you to:

• Encourage people to take ownership of decision-making.
• Make consultation and involvement part of the organisation’s culture.
• Encourage people to openly challenge current practices, with the aim of improving the performance of the organisation.
• Review your internal communications, encouraging knowledge sharing within teams and across the organisation.
• Ensure effective arrangements are in place for consultation across the organisation, both with individuals and representative groups.
• Embed a culture within the organisation of giving and receiving constructive feedback.

You may also need to look at how information is shared and communicated within teams and across your organisation. Getting consultation and internal communications right can deliver a more engaged workforce. Consultation can also generate a greater sense of pride, personal ownership and the feeling that everyone has a part to play in improving the performance of your company.

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