Moving into a leadership role can be an exhilarating and proud moment; it can also be a daunting one. To succeed in your new role, you'll need to identify the support systems, processes and tools that will help you overcome challenges and maximize opportunities. Police1's Police Leader Playbook is one such tool that can increase your effectiveness as a leader. It's designed to enhance your leadership skills, build trust with those you lead and boost your confidence.
The Playbook offers a wealth of resources that will help you move beyond basic management and supervision skills and become an inspirational leader with integrity and passion. Content spotlights the most vital areas of growth and responsibility for new leaders, such as how to be a servant leader, implement department policies, navigate the political landscape, and create a culture of continuous improvement among all members, including yourself.
You'll learn from other police leaders featured in profiles or interviews who share their stories of continuous leadership improvement. You'll also have the chance to connect and collaborate with your peers, expand your network, elevate your leadership profile and learn best practices to address common leadership challenges and opportunities.
Don't let your new role intimidate you. Police1's Police Leader Playbook is here to help you navigate the challenges and grow as a leader. Let's work together to build stronger and more effective departments that serve our communities with honor and distinction.
Chief Tom Wetzel discusses the importance of fostering a servant guardian mindset, value-based behaviors and collaborative decision-making
Chief Schenita Stewart shares her key strategies to build employee morale through servant leadership
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Chief Phil Baebenroth discusses how prioritizing safety, technology, equipment and opportunities is key to building officer morale
Chief Kedrick Sadler discusses how being accountable to yourself and your followers is the foundation of effective leadership
What are some of Ted Lasso’s traits that could benefit patrol supervisors and help them realize the full potential of their shifts?
Chief Sean Washington details how his agency seeks to serve by hearing the perspectives of both their personnel and their community
Chief George Paugh discusses the importance of offering good technology and equipment for officers, and strengthening bonds with the community
It’s helpful to know yourself and your peers well enough to detect significant changes that adversely impact on-the-job performance
Confronting bad news head-on is the best way to maintain public trust
By examining the qualities, strategies and approaches that contribute to success, we gain insights into effective leadership practices in law enforcement
Chief Roger Schei details how he seeks to improve morale, align his agency more closely with its mission and initiate a shift in culture
In this excerpt from "Leading the Small Police Department," author Chief Gerald Garner breaks down how to battle the enemies of good communication
In Central Virginia, future police and fire leaders learn from working together
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"You can't expect your people to be doing something you won't do yourself."
Adaptability is a requirement at all levels of the law enforcement profession, not a luxury
Leadership has nothing to do with rank and everything to do with influence
Chief Jonathan B. Flores details the incremental steps he has taken to implement transformative change in his agency
Take our quick quiz to find out which style is closest to your natural leadership tendencies
How do you become a great leader? Follow these 12 steps
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