Lifelong learning energizes the individual and the entire system. Participatory management works. Employees from all levels can serve on high performance work groups or problem-solving teams. For example, when we write new post orders, we solicit input from the people who work that post, and write the post order so it works to the advantage of the employee, the offenders and the agency. Teams make us more efficient and effective.
Teamwork gives workers ownership.
Belonging to a team boosts an employee's morale. This edition of Corrections Today is dedicated to the best practices in the business. One of the most important benefits of a professional publication like Corrections Today is that it enables us to share ideas and borrow from the best. Many of the programs mentioned in this issue employ some or all of the strategies I've mentioned. As director of a large correctional agency, I know how important it is to search for benchmarks such as these.