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Once you move into a leadership position, it’s even more important to carefully manage your time
Speaking to a group of undergraduates Tuesday night, Baca said his biggest regret as sheriff was spending too much of his time at public events instead of managing his department
Instead of implementing change by accident, lawsuit, or crisis, law enforcement professionals need to act deliberately — with confidence and purpose — to ensure the desired outcomes
Creating a culture of change is about developing a shared sensed of destiny — and enrolling others in those efforts — so they see their interests as being aligned with the organization
Let’s take a page from the old IBM playbook and let our troops — and their families — know how much we appreciate them
With three generations of women firmly established in policing, women mentoring other women should be a given
If you effectively develop your personnel, they will be a living and breathing resume of your leadership abilities
Leading and managing a police department are two inherently different skill sets. Which do you have?
Yes, the jolly old man is fictional (Sshhh, don’t tell the kids!), but law enforcement brass can draw a number of corollaries and apply them to real-world management situations
If we don’t look critically at incidents that go poorly, we fail to learn, we fail to get better, and we will continue to lose lives needlessly
Advice for one of the most poorly handled, contentious, and misunderstood issues in law enforcement today
The person’s fundamental desire and Constitutional right to be left alone must be balanced against an officer’s responsibility and mission to interdict crime
Given the choice between spending your career as a problem identifier or a problem solver, choose to be a problem solver
Unlawful officer behavior undermines the credibility and effectiveness of the department
Supervisor led coaching and counseling are an individualized application of education and training to address an officer’s problematic behavior
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