Wake Up! We Are in Trouble

American Policing is in Crisis—and the Answers Are Already on the Shelf! The third edition of my book, Arrested Development: … More

Leadership is Coaching

Coaching Your Way to Better Police Leadership My Note: My friend and colleague Dr. Gary Cordner sent me this article … More

In 2014, Michael Brown was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, MO. Six years later, and after much analysis, … More

I first published “Arrested Development” in 2012. Then made the final addition to the text in 2017 after the death … More

While I am no longer actively blogging and have dropped out of social media (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) I still have … More

How to Be a Great Leader The graphic below is how we visualize influences of values and skill-building on our … More

This past semester I taught a new course in the UW-Platteville Department of Criminal Justice called “Police Leadership in Changing … More

Leaders can be classified into two camps: those whose mission is to make sure everything is kept just the … More

The first week in August I posted a blog suggesting that the arrest by Madison police of a young woman … More

Everyone makes mistakes. People do and so do their organization’s. Mistakes or errors cannot be totally avoided. And attempts to … More