POLICE TRANSFORMATION: Not Just One But Many!

POLICE TRANSFORMATON: Not Just One, But Many! PART 2 of 10 After Madison’s transformative steps in the early 1970s, I…

POLICE TRANSFORMATION: Why Change?

POLICE TRANSFORMATION: WHY CHANGE? A Ten Part Series PART 1 of 10  A number of years ago, I was the…

A Challenge to Our Nation’s Police Leaders

Just about every major department in our nation has been faced with pressures from the mental health community to improve…

Improving Trust in Wisconsin

I am always looking for positive trends in police improvement. This week, I found it in my own state when…

Working Upstream

Innovation and Working upstream Michelle Adams is a VP at Gordon Training International, which carries on the leadership work of…

Suggestions for New Chiefs of Police

TEN VITAL SUGGESTIONS FOR NEW CHIEFS OF POLICE VISION. Establish a bold and breathtaking vision for your department. Be willing to pass…

A City, Police, and a Treacherous River

A Tale of a City, Police, and a Treacherous River When I speak to groups about leadership and improvement methods…

Changing a Troubled Police Department

     Here’s a good case study for police leaders who aspire to be transformational. The city is Albuquerque, New Mexico…

“Praemonitus, praemunitus”

          This month, Christopher E. Smith, a white college professor and attorney wrote a thought-provoking article in The Atlantic. I…

Showdown in Albuquerque

I have recently posted about three major police issues that I feel must be addressed if our nation’s police are…