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Open, Collaborative Working Environment

What Does It Mean to be an NRC Team Player?

In some organizations, being a “team player” means accepting management's preliminary views during the decision-making process and not “rocking the boat.” Being an NRC Team Player does not mean those things. NRC holds its employees to a higher standard of involvement and responsibility for the decisions that are made. See the NRC’s expectations for being an NRC Team Player.

In addition to informal discussions, which should be sufficient to resolve most issues, individuals have various mechanisms for expressing and having their differing views heard by decision-makers.

Open Door Policy
Non-Concurrence Process
Differing Professional Opinions Program

Open Door Policy

The NRC has an Open Door Policy that supports and allows any employee to initiate a meeting with an NRC manager or supervisor, including a Commissioner or the Chairman of the NRC, to discuss any matter of concern to the employee.

Non-Concurrence Process

Employees may choose to use the Non-Concurrence Process and not concur on any part of a document undergoing review in which he or she has disagreed. The process allows employees to document their concerns early in the decision-making process and attach them to proposed staff positions or other documents to be forwarded with the position as it moves through the management approval chain.

Differing Professional Opinions Program

The Differing Professional Opinions Program is a formal process that allows employees and contractors to have their differing views on established, mission-related issues considered by the highest level managers in their organizations, i.e., Office Directors and Regional Administrators. The process also provides managers with an independent, three-person review of the issue (one person chosen by the employee). After a decision is issued to an employee, he or she may appeal the decision to the Executive Director for Operations.