The Republican mandate
WE wish them the best, but we pray they will listen to those who know HOW to care properly.
Otherwise all these great and good intentions will come to nothing; They can, by throwing the baby out with the dirt in the bathwater, be worse.
Those of us who really know how to care have seen it all before.
The wannabes see the waste, but that's not new; any fool can see THE PROBLEM .
What wannabes often cannot see is that they do not see the SOLUTION. Thats a fair bit of HOW but also when where and why public process things create huge waste.
The public service is full of talk of good intentions and that is one of its biggest hidden handicaps .We must be effective carers if we are to be paid.
Talk is not enough , so those who real record is "not on the ground "should be questioned, Before the weed pulling occurs though , the whole place should be harvested to find what is still good inside the system.
The careless wannabes see the problem so clearly that they are motivated only to action, The not so wise go where the angels fear to thread ( because they are ignorant of the complexity of decision making in care work) ,If leaders are there only as agents of new change they should not be there.
Really effective care takes years to learn and perpetuate ; its a profession based not only on sound education BUT sound application. With the new ideas generation at the doorstep, its the mature stable and sustainable work methods (respect for EFFECTIVE application and experience ) that must be recognized first. Care focused on Growth is also complex and multi faceted , Sometimes pillows sometimes pain.
What wannabes often can't see is that they cannot even see what to do about the problem. WHAT WHERE WHEN They not only will take too long, but on their own they never get there.
If by OUR GREAT GOOD FORTUNE they admit they don't new know what to do about the problem, those of us who have learnt exactly HOW to care, have a chance to survive, "Move out of the way, you are taking too long", Real carers are efficient machines but it doesn't take much to wear them out . Even a trainee needs someone to correct him , This can be rare in some sectors. Look for that and high loss rate.
If the incumbents act too quickly or without a view to effective long term reform , the star players that The Trump collective want in the system will soon be gone. A good player 's team must already exist somewhere - go find it . Those who always run meetings, contracts and data collection should always be questioned. Trust should be a test for performance - not a pile of stats .
The capables have been in hiding for years, so the good ones will take some finding and reenergizing ( because caring is still hard work, even if you know how to do it yourself. Really short staffed happens.
We all need to see how we all would quit if the incompetent person is in charge , "
Find those people !
In order to reduce the natural tendency for incompetence to take charge in the public service, we need to know what we can do to stop that. Some of the departments are big but making them smaller and more accountable regionally and close to need areas will be pleasing for many. Lots more toughness to consider.
Bloated empires and corruption - it's all happened before and it could happen again - especially with the pressure of public debt and the very high risk of death bleeding and complete failure in the caring professions.