Teaching Leadership

“In a world desperately in need of leadership the only style that works is Servant Leadership!” – Ken Blanchard I … More

The Courage to Police with Love

“Your humanity is essential to policing. Don’t let anyone tell you that compassion is weakness. They are wrong.” — Sgt. (Ret.) … More

What Now? What’s Next?

Since Ferguson, we have all experienced growing tension between police and citizens of color ranging from disrespectful behavior to lost lives. For … More

My Struggle

This morning I will begin to teach a new course on campus — “Police Leadership in Changing Times.” It is … More

Change Comes From the Inside Out

I ran across a great article in the Harvard Business Review last week by Peter Bregman, CEO of Bregman Partners, a … More

How Should Effectiveness Be Measured?

“A Nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but it’s lowest ones” ― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to … More

Behind the Badge: What Cops Think

This week the reputable Pew Research Center published the results of a national survey of police opinion – “Behind the … More

Encouragement

Courage comes from the Latin “cor” for heart. When we encourage (which is a very important practice of effective leaders) we … More

Most Popular Posts This Year

Since 2011, “Improving Police” has published over 900 posts, received 400,000 visits from 130 countries around the world, and now … More

Thinking About the Coming Year

As a student and practitioner of public leadership for many years, I find the election of Donald Trump, to be … More