Leadership and Motivation

Being a Leader Who Can Motivate Others — Intrinsically When will we who are privileged to lead others get this … More

Let’s Be Creative on Use of Force (A Contest)

Isn’t it about time that we quit killing people who are holding knives and fail to respond to police commands? … More

I can’t stress it more. In today’s world, the fair and effective handling of public protest by police is essential … More

Last weekend I attended a preview of the “Blue Courage course” for police officers at the Aurora, Ill. Police Department. … More

More On Georgian Police Reforms… I continue to be fascinated by this story. Here is more information on these reforms … More

Police reform in the Republic of Georgia seems to go against everything I know about reforming police (with the exception … More

What is the new leadership? Is your boss doing it? Are you? In my new book, I outline the process … More

I wrote the following piece in 1990. It was published that year in the American Journal of Policing. … More

We are two former chiefs of police who are inviting our nation’s police, elected officials, community leaders, and concerned citizens … More

Where did I get these crazy ideas about police? Over 40 years ago, when I took over the command of … More