For months, my friend and mentor has asked me to write a short article for this website. But each time I sat down, writers block kicked...

Carol Williams IPSLEI Board of Directors There are decisions that add absolute value to our lives, and participating in the IPSLEI...

Posted with permission: Stephanie White Firefighter/Paramedic Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department For the life of me, I can’t seem...

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