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I think one of the most powerful images left over from the original Hewlettt Packard organization is the first one on this page: http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/in

• eitally 16y ago
  I honestly believe that most execs have an open door policy. The issue is that the cultures of most companies don't encourage or develop the comfort of lay employees to waltz in and start a conversation. Even at the director level in a large company, it is exceedingly rare (and refreshing) to find people who will question a position statement or a decision made by someone more than one step above them in the food chain. It takes a lot of effort to counteract this. Generally speaking, open door policies are meaningless at a lot of companies because the people they're intended to benefit are not developed in a way such that they'd actually have a clue what to say/ask if they did take advantage of the policy. This is the same reason I prefer to sit in a cube rather than an office when visiting our global locations.