Leadership
Lessons from two real-world sudden promotions show how to lead with clarity, earn trust and drive change from day one
The first 90 days can make or break your tenure. Here’s how to get it right
Clarifying your purpose can sharpen decision-making, guide your career and build moral resilience
Lots of resources offer advanced strategies and tactics for the law enforcement executive to be more effective, but in reality, focusing on the basics can have tremendous effects
Effective leadership in times of crisis will not only help navigate difficult times, but can actually enhance respect between the community and your agency
A former leader of Boston’s police force was sworn in Monday to run a Seattle department that has been struggling to carry out a reform agreement
It falls on all of us in the profession to recognize and help develop officers who are not tracking as they should
Over my career as an academy trainer, professor — and now as chief and leader of my department — my greatest satisfaction has come from answering all those “why?” questions
Your rank or position can command compliance, but it doesn’t make you a leader – others deem you to be a leader because of the totality of your character
Among the key outcomes of effective leadership is the empowerment we provide to others, coupled with the motivation that comes from a sense of shared vision
When we’re working as part of a multidisciplinary task force with members who are not law enforcement officers we must be prepared to adapt some of our leadership traits
Some may label this an overreaction, but it’s the wave of the future
Reinforcing — and reestablishing — trust among those we serve and protect can be achieved by establishing and adhering to higher ethical standards for our officers, leaders, and civilian employees
While some city leaders believe Oakland is only a year away from meeting its goals, others are concerned the city is stuck in a hopeless, expensive, bureaucratic grind that takes valuable resources away from crime fighting
Morale in the NYPD is improving under the leadership of Commissioner William Bratton as it shifts from what mayor called a “broken” stop-and-frisk policy
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
