Embracing Change , the CPCA Way
By : Leslie McGill , CAE , Executive Director – California Police Chiefs Association
March was the beginning of the end . Well , the end of so
much we took for granted . Good thing we didn ’ t know what was really coming or how long it would last back then ! Brittany Davis , our training coordinator , became Brittany MacKenzie in a large in-door wedding ceremony March 14th , the last weekend that weddings would take place for months .
Staff began working remotely that next week when the Governor signed the shelter in place order , timed with our move to OneDrive and Office 365 so we were ready . Extra monitors , laptop stands , office chairs and in some cases , small desks were purchased so staff could easily set up home offices . We said good-bye to business attire and hello to – you guessed it — yoga / sweat pants ! Slack had been our go-to interoffice communications vehicle so use of that increased tremendously and all of sudden , we all became experts in using Zoom , a hitherto untapped virtual meeting resource we have all come to know entirely too well .
The Cal Chiefs ’ staff has thrived in the new environment . If anything , collaboration and productivity have increased , time for more exercise has increased , and everyone is happy and healthier — So much so that we will never have an office like we have now and never be together in the same way , all together five days a week , going forward . We are embracing the new remote working culture . While we still have the office – I prefer to work there most days of the week , everyone else is “ teleworking ” and it has opened up a whole new way of life .
We do miss seeing each other as much as everyone else does , and so we had our first staff socially-distance picnic at a park in October so we could actually all be together in person . We are staying positive and productive and embracing the new normal while we continue to do everything we can to serve our members .
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