During the heart of the feminist movement, in 1968, a cigarette manufacturer used the slogan, “You’ve come a long way, baby!” They were … More
Tag: improvement
Leading? Don’t Forget to Tell Your Stories
Storytelling is a wonderful and effective way to teach a point. When I went around the country teaching Quality … More
It’s Time to Change Police Training: Moving Police From Warriors to Guardians
WHERE HAVE ALL THE GUARDIANS GONE? I have been stressing this for quite some time now. In 1973, we in … More
Neighborhood Policing: Still An Idea to Come?
I ran across one of the first articles I wrote on the subject of community and neighborhood policing. I wrote … More
Are You an Organizational Insider or Outsider?
Insider or Outsider: Which One Are You? Over the past year or so I have been an avid reader … More
Improving Trust in Wisconsin
I am always looking for positive trends in police improvement. This week, I found it in my own state when … More
Working Upstream
Innovation and Working upstream Michelle Adams is a VP at Gordon Training International, which carries on the leadership work of … More
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 … More
Police and the Mentally Ill: From Last Resort to First Resort?
Jim Chu, Vancouver chief of police and president of the Canadian association of police chiefs, recently told a unique gathering … More
Update on the POP Center
Steve Elbow of the Capital Times in Madison, Wisc. wrote a follow-up on what’s been happening with the recently de-funded Problem … More
