Tuning Out the Noise, From Without or Within J. Ibeh Agbanyim, Ph.D. powerofengagement@att.net   This article is posted with the permission of the original author, J. Ibeh Agbanyim, Ph.D. and was originally posted on July 19, 2025, at www.PsychologyToday.com   Key points Consuming negative information is not good for your mental health. Removing yourself from an unhealthy environment matters. Learn to use thought-stopping techniques to replace negative thoughts with positive

Marissa Hays - Mother, Firefighter, Student IPSLEI 2023 Ronny J. Coleman Fire & Emergency, Leader of the Future Scholarship Recipient. ©2024 Marissa Hays High School Senior year is something most people tend to look forward to. Me? Not so much. I had just moved to Alabama from my home state of North Carolina. I had no friends, no aspirations, and no plans for my future. I was taught that women were meant to stay at home and tend to the children. However, that never felt right

"Unfortunately, real life experiences have shown that that teaching people to make good ethical decisions does not lead to ethical behavior"

Leon Levin DBA International Director, IPSLEI Board of Directors March 3, 2024 Leadership is a term often used, and a position often...

J. Ibeh Agbanyim, Ph.D. powerofengagement@att.net This article is posted with the permission of the original author, J. Ibeh Agbanyim, Ph.D. and was originally posted on December 23, 2023, at www.PsychologyToday.com Key points • Recognizing the need for personal time is a healthy approach to life. • Having a sanctuary and personal space for reflection and relaxation is essential. • The various benefits of taking time for personal reflection include emotional well-being. • Su

Steve Winegar Ph.D. (Police Chief, Ret) Immediate Past Chair, IPSLEI A few months ago, Kevin Brame, the Executive Director of IPSLEI, and I engaged in a exchange of “one up” – an exercise we do every few months. Our exchange starts with one of us sending a news article about public safety ethical misconduct, and the other responds back with a different article of misconduct. Kevin comes from the fire side of public safety, and I come from the police/corrections side of publi

Kevin S. Brame MA Executive Director/President International Public Safety Leadership and Ethics Institute (IPSLEI) Thoughts and concepts of what is or is not leadership is a topic that is centuries upon centuries old. It is a debate that will never be won. The ideas and concepts of what is true leadership will never be fully agreed upon. Such is the nature of ambiguities which often lead to a focus that, well, is not actually focused. It’s like looking across a valley on a h

Think about the changes in our communities just in the past six months - were any of us ready and prepared for the seismic shift that has occurred? So what do we do about it? As leaders in public safety our communities look for us to address the problems we are facing today and provide some guidance and direction for the future. That is the role of leadership. I ran across this article today on the strategy+business website and thought it may have a message for leaders in p

The increasing cries for police reform today are not new, however there is probably a greater critical mass advocating for reforms than at any in the past 50 years. Historically the police have a pattern that is playing out again today. There is a scandal or event involving the police that results in cries for reform; a commission is appointed to study the problem and make recommendations to address the problem; the task force or commission gathers information and writes a r

In this current global pandemic, the world population strives for health, safety, reassurances, facts, guidance, empathy, sympathy, etc. We the people of the world look for guidance, support, direction, vision, hope, or as some might say, leadership. In an odd sense, within the root of the word pandemic lies the significance of leadership needs today. The root of the word pandemic is from the Greeks. Pan is to mean ‘all’ and demos is to mean ‘people’. In the context of