Rollercoaster
How to be a bloody good policy officer
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Salli Cohen's Rollercoaster: How to be a bloody good policy officer distils decades of public service and sector experience into a practical handbook for policy practitioners.
The book defines policy simply as change and emphasises evidence-informed advice, curiosity, empathy and humility as core capabilities rather than 'soft' skills.
It provides tools and frameworks to help policy officers navigate politics, implementation realities and stakeholder engagement, with exercises for empathy mapping and contextual listening.
Targeted at new policy officers but useful to mid-career professionals, the book advocates service orientation and speaking up when policies go wrong.
It aims to bridge academic theory and the messy realities of doing policy in government, territories and community settings.
The book defines policy simply as change and emphasises evidence-informed advice, curiosity, empathy and humility as core capabilities rather than 'soft' skills.
It provides tools and frameworks to help policy officers navigate politics, implementation realities and stakeholder engagement, with exercises for empathy mapping and contextual listening.
Targeted at new policy officers but useful to mid-career professionals, the book advocates service orientation and speaking up when policies go wrong.
It aims to bridge academic theory and the messy realities of doing policy in government, territories and community settings.
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