Open space sessions for Police Department
Carol Loughrey
loughrey at nbnet.nb.ca
Tue May 11 06:31:32 PDT 2010
Thanks Harrison,
I really fear that the union is going to encourage its members
not to come and there is a sincere concern amongst the rank and
file that there will be "Consequences" if the senior management
hears things they don't like. I will have done 8 different
briefings before the open space starts on Friday - glad they wanted to pay
me by the hour rather than lump sum.
The moose is definitely on the table!!!
I will share your comments with the group I am briefing at
noon.
Carol
On 11/05/10 10:22 AM, "Harrison Owen" <hhowen at verizon.net> wrote:
> Short answer -- yes. My favorite was a 2 1/2 day strategic planning effort
> for our (US) Immigration and Naturalization Service. Yu got it -- The Border
> Gestapo! Ex military all! When we started and they found themselves sitting
> in a circle, the comments would make most people blush, but by the end all
> that had been forgotten. One guy came up to me the end and said something
> like -- "I have been in the Service for 20 years and a Regional Director for
> the past ten. This gathering is without doubt the most productive one I have
> ever been a part of. Even worse, it was fun." Works just like usual.
>
> Harrison
>
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> I have been asked to do 3 back to back open space sessions
> (to accommodate shift work) for my local police department which
> is experiencing difficulty in terms a union loss of trust in
> Senior management. There is a concern amongst the rank and
> File that too much "openness" on their part will result in
> Consequences.
>
>
> I was challenged as to whether I had ever done one in the "para-
> Military" environment of a police force. I have not. Has anyone
> else out there done an open space with a police force? If, so
> Were there any problems related to the nature of the organization?
>
>
> Any advice that could sooth there concerns or just the fact that
> it had been done would be of use to me.
>
> I have met with the management team and talked about the importance
> Of the space being safe and respectful and that they needed to check
> Their egos at the door. I am confident that they are ready to do
> That.
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