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

the biggest obstacles to implementing innovation in policing: budgetary limitations, the police culture, resistance to change and leadership

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

On Monday March 2nd, IPSLEI hosted our first "Lunch and Learn" at North Net Training Center in Anaheim CA. 36 Chief Executive Officers...