The Seven Steps: Where Are We Now?

Re-visiting Chapter 6, “The Seven Improvement Steps” in my 2012 book, “Arrested Development” Step One: Envision Police leaders must cast … More

Are You Bold Enough to Experiment?

“We needed to look ahead toward the future—to stop, look, and listen like the old wagon masters did, scan for dangers … More

Reading the new report from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) on “Women in Policing: Breaking Barriers and Blazing a … More

The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) will be hosting a meeting next week (September 16-17) in Chicago titled, “Defining Moments … More

One of the interesting fables I used I used in teaching leadership over the years was “Upstream-Downstream,” by Don Ardell (1975). … More

I hope you do not think that I am saying or suggesting that our nation’s police have not improved? They … More

It’s funny the things you can find on the Internet while looking for something else. In my case, it was … More