The Workbook That Built a Better Police Department

Quality Cops Start With Quality Leaders The New Quality Leadership Workbook for Police: Leadership and Improvement Methods This workbook grew … More

My Case For Improving Our Nation’s Police

American Policing Doesn’t Have to Stay Arrested Part memoir, part Madison history, and part policy handbook, Arrested Development draws on my more … More

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

What Have We Learned Since Ferguson?

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

Answering a Call to Improve Continuously

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

The Golden Age of Policing

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

Are You a 21st Century Leader?

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

Leadership is Continuous Learning

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

Are You a Keeper or a Mover?

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