On old friend from my days in the criminal justice trenches of Madison, Wisconsin, served as county sheriff for a … More
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The Twelve Leadership Principles: A Summary
THE TWELVE PRINCIPLES OF QUALITY LEADERSHIP SYSTEMS Improve SYSTEMS and examine processes before blaming people Have a CUSTOMER orientation and … More
Dreaming in Blue…
An old friend, Neil Heinen, got me thinking again about Madison, Wisc. — a city we both love dearly and with whom … More
Poignant Moments of Protest
I have talked and written a lot about the role of police in responding to public protest. While it happened over … More
So You Think You’re Great Police Leader?
Police Leaders: Now here’s your chance to see if you can lead a great police department further toward excellence — … More
A Unique Professional Opportunity
I starting thinking about how a posting for a Madison chief of police should read in order to … More
Ten Hard Lessons Learned
[Sometimes it helps to look back and try and find out why something that seemed so important, so necessary, years … More
Policing and the ISO
It’s funny the things you can find on the Internet while looking for something else. In my case, it was … More
The Best Police Departments: Teaching Organizations?
Yes. This is my dream. For police to be both learning and teaching organizations. And not just to other police … More
Handling Protest: When Will We Ever Learn?
Since the days of the the labor and civil rights movements and through the era of the protests against the … More
