Leadership

Fillin' the Ranks

Having trouble filling the ranks? That's no surprise. If you haven't been challenged with recruitment, stop grinning. The odds overwhelmingly indicate you'll have trouble within the next five to seven years.

Posted Sunday, September 30, 2007

Recruitment & Retention

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

Posted Sunday, September 30, 2007

Fool in Love

Listen up, bozo boy, you're running directly into a lose-lose situation.

Posted Saturday, September 29, 2007

Warning: Large Rapids Ahead

Law enforcement administrators across the country have been taking credit for declining crime rates, patting themselves on the back and touting different strategies for their success. Well, those same administrators will have some serious explaining to do if they don't start developing some action plans to get through the tough waters ahead.

Posted Friday, August 31, 2007

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.

Posted Friday, August 31, 2007

We Must Do Better

Society depends on us to stand in the gap and keep evil away from the front door.

Posted Tuesday, July 31, 2007

What Legacy will you Leave Behind?

His true legacy was the ideals he believed in so strongly, his belief that man should be celebrated for his contributions to his fellow man. That was the true legacy of Alfred Nobel.

Posted Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Doing DUI

In 2006, Officer Armando Plascencia of the Orange (Calif.) Police Department (OPD) arrested 325 people for driving under the influence (DUI), setting a record for the number of DUI arrests made in one year by a single officer in Orange County and achieving the most DUI arrests for the year in the state.

Posted Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Investigations: How to Choose a Detective

Tips for identifying the best candidate for the job of detective.

Posted Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Effective Leadership Requires Trust

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

Posted Tuesday, July 31, 2007

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