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" <[email protected]> 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 > > Harrison Owen > 7808 River Falls Dr. > Potomac, MD 20854 > USA > Phone 301-365-2093 > www.openspaceworld.com > www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > > -----Original Message----- > From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carol > Loughrey > Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 7:40 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Open space sessions for Police Department > > 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. > > * > * > ========================================================== > [email protected] > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > * > * > ========================================================== > [email protected] > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
