After Senior Olivia Boker's school Dodge Ball fundraiser & Culminating Project (read this story), we gained insight into Firefighers and Police officers desire for community connection and recognition. The following is a recommendation for Human Resources employee training:
"Based on the enthusiasm seen at the tournament by fire & police teams AND their active response to this story, I recommend the city do more to recognize our Police officers and Firefighters than parade their engines and cars at Derby Days.
The fire department and police work HARD to stay physically fit so they can protect lives, including their own! Derby Days showcases their equipment but not their physical prowess. I think that's why this Dodge Ball tournament meant so much to our departments. The community got to see THEM in action, not just their truck horns & patrol car lights.
Future team building (community + intra-interdepartmental) events would help morale and productivity for our Fire and Police officers. Human Resources should encourage community events where Fire and Police fitness skills are showcased.
My wife and daughter are still talking about that big fireman with glasses that moved with the finesse of a gazelle. He was awesome! I'd want this fireman working in MY neighborhood ... and I'll be looking around to tell him so! "
Bob Yoder
co-author, Ed. Hill neighborhood
cc: council & mayor
"Based on the enthusiasm seen at the tournament by fire & police teams AND their active response to this story, I recommend the city do more to recognize our Police officers and Firefighters than parade their engines and cars at Derby Days.
The fire department and police work HARD to stay physically fit so they can protect lives, including their own! Derby Days showcases their equipment but not their physical prowess. I think that's why this Dodge Ball tournament meant so much to our departments. The community got to see THEM in action, not just their truck horns & patrol car lights.
Future team building (community + intra-interdepartmental) events would help morale and productivity for our Fire and Police officers. Human Resources should encourage community events where Fire and Police fitness skills are showcased.
My wife and daughter are still talking about that big fireman with glasses that moved with the finesse of a gazelle. He was awesome! I'd want this fireman working in MY neighborhood ... and I'll be looking around to tell him so! "
Bob Yoder
co-author, Ed. Hill neighborhood
cc: council & mayor
There are times when too much public involvement is not a good thing. HR Strategy for the city is one such case.
ReplyDeleteYour statement echos the negativism associated with Public Record Requests.
ReplyDelete"Too much" citizen participation may not be "a good thing" in all cases, however this does not preclude "some participation" as in Focus Groups or small advisory committees, as occured in the FEMA Flood Mitigation CAC.
Council Committee Work Plans might be a "good place" for HR topics. HR is crucial to citizens. This department is the gatekeeper of "head count".
it would be nice if the organizers of this blog didn't move comments from the posts for which they were made to some random location. Neither of the comments here relate to the firemen and policemen, but to the HR consultant.
ReplyDeleteHR (Human Resources) is mentioned in the last part of the entry. I agree with the author. HR needs to take a look at how our Fire fighters and police officers can be better motivated by the community.
ReplyDelete"blog runners"??
ReplyDeleteThat sounds pretty techie to me!
Thanks for sharing....