Teaching Leadership

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

A Time to Act

I don’t know precisely when it happened, this sense, this honor, of being a guardian of others. Perhaps it was … More

Why We Aren’t Developing Leaders

  “Study after study, including my own, tells us the qualities that leaders in today’s world need are intuitive, dynamic, … More

Better Policing in Albuquerque? Not Quite Yet!

“If any other group of individuals were acting the way [the Albuquerque Police Department] has allegedly been acting, some of us … 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

National Consensus of Police Use of Force?

A number of police organizations this month, led by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), endorsed a “National … 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