They’re at fault. They’re the ones in charge. They make all the decisions. They’re the ones ultimately responsible. They’re the ones screwing everything up. They’re the ones who won’t let us succeed. It’s they who should be doing more. They’re killing cops. And since it’s they, well, then we can’t really do much about it….
More than 400 LEOs attended our Ultimate Survival Instincts Seminar in Albuquerque, N.M., on March 12 and 13, 2012. Among the crowd we found officers with more than 40 years of experience, rookies with less than 12 months on the job and even two separate academy classes (Albuquerque PD and Bernalillo County). We had detectives,…
My article last month, Ego Management, was about a major obstacle to effective leadership: personality. The principles for effective leadership are simple, but must be focused on all the time. Read The Entire Article
Pop Quiz: What’s the most formidable obstacle a supervisor will need to overcome in order to a truly lead people effectively? Answer: Their own personality! Does the answer seem too obvious? Is it something everyone in a management position readily realizes? Or agrees with? Unfortunately, the answer to those questions in many cases is an…
I’m retired now so I drive like an old person. As soon as I get in a car my shoulders hunch, I shrink about eight inches, my hair turns blue and I maneuver the car by looking under the top of the steering wheel as I speed down the road at a breakneck –18 mph. …
When I was the commander of our Investigations Division, my chief asked me to have a “conversation” with the principal of our local high school. The issue to be addressed: Our school resource officer (SRO) carrying his duty weapon at the school. The principal didn’t want him to bring it into the school, and my…
Capt. Travis Yates graciously hosted me as a guest on his radio show (Centurion Radio: TenXFour Ministries) a couple of months back. I took the call while sitting in a training office at the Wichita Falls, (Texas) Police Department. As I sat waiting for the introductions to play through and the one-hour show to begin, I…
