In a message dated 1/19/04 3:00:46 AM, [email protected] writes:
<< The issue of uniforms need to be discussed - all wearing uniform gives a certain, and often unfortunate image, out of uniform can change the dynamic. >> Eddie's comment about uniforms reminded me of a day years ago when I was teaching creative problem solving to the top management team of a small city. The police chief came in, wearing slacks and a navy-blue blazer, took of his blazer and folded it carefully--he was wearing a revolver in a shoulder holster. This was normal work clothes for him, so the group did not think much about it--I was taken aback for a few minutes. Another time I was teaching creative problem solving in an international group, and one of the participants was a police officer from Johannesburg, preparing to teach creative problem solving to the police force in preparation for the unknowns of the coming end of apartheid. Very motivated to learn all he could! I'd second what others have said about police and military being goal-oriented, and generally having good leadership and planning skills. Just ready to go to work, in Open Space as in their everyday work. Joelle * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
