VISION TO REALITY; it just takes persistence and a lot of support.
Through four decades of public service, and then reinforced by my doctoral research, I’ve had a growing belief in the power of collaboration. There are limitless opportunities for improved efficiency, synergy, and trust-building within and between public service agencies, partnering government and non-government service providers, and the community.
Part of my vision, with our new Community Safety Team, is to improve communication, sharing, and trust by having a place to do it well, a permanent sharing circle. We also use it within the Team, for briefing and debriefing each day, because these Safety Officers have taken on challenging work and we need to communicate well in order to maintain mental health and continually grow into an increasingly effective and trusted public service.
