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Bob Vernon

Bob Vernon, Law Officer's On Point columnist, retired from the LAPD after 37 years on the force. He earned an MBA at Pepperdine University and is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s Managerial Policy Institute and the FBI’s National Executive Institute. Vernon also founded The Pointman Leadership Institute, which provides principle-based ethics seminars around the world.

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Improving Investigations with Optimism

Aggressively seeking good performance is part of an overall attitude of optimism. Optimistic people keep their eyes on an objective and are not consumed by the obstacles.


Recruitment & Retention

Plastic stickers disguising bullet holes are similar to recruiting and retention programs trying to cover flaws in an organization.


Stairway to Inspiration

This true story reveals several factors about goal orientation and leadership. The challenge of a leader is to connect something the follower deeply desires to something the leader is asking the follower to do.


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Effective Leadership Requires Trust

For people to follow a leader when facts are limited, their trust must be in place.


Do You Know Your Officers?

Maxim: People are more likely to follow someone they sense is sincerely interested in helping them fulfill their goals and reach their full potential.


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Phoenix Police Officer Killed in Hit-and-Run

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