Principle 3: Involvement of people

People at all levels are the essence of an organization and their full involvement enables their abilities to be used for the organization's benefit.

Key benefits:

  • Motivated, committed and involved people within the organization.
  • Innovation and creativity in furthering the organization's objectives.
  • People being accountable for their own performance.
  • People eager to participate in and contribute to continual improvement.

Applying the principle of involvement of people typically leads to:

  • People understanding the importance of their contribution and role in the organization.
  • People identifying constraints to their performance.
  • People accepting ownership of problems and their responsibility for solving them.
  • People evaluating their performance against their personal goals and objectives.
  • People actively seeking opportunities to enhance their competence, knowledge and experience.
  • People freely sharing knowledge and experience.
  • People openly discussing problems and issues.

              

Related standards

  • ISO 9000:2000
    Quality management systems -- Fundamentals and vocabulary
  • ISO 9004:2009
    Managing for the sustained success of an organization -- A quality management approach
  • ISO 9001:2008
    Quality management systems -- Requirements

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