Slow down, THINK!
Sabbaticals are one of those rare win-win scenarios in any profession. During this gift of time away, you get the chance find new endeavors that may interest you. Find a way to build new skills and capacities that would otherwise be impossible to accomplish without dedicated time to pursue them. Along with recentering psychologically and…
Think Outside The Box
The increasing importance of leadership training for leaders has been recognized by those at the forefront of leadership. Leadership is an important and crucial variable that leads to enhanced management capacity, as well as organizational performance (Sudhakar, 2013). There are numerous big named professionals hosting seminars and providing training to potential leaders as limited cost.…
Broadband: Rural Dilemma
As much as I love living in a rural area where the animals run free, the pastures stretching as far as the eye can see, and randomness runs at large. The apparent downfall to this pleasantry is the constant and infamous ability to either be without cellular service or broadband at any given moment. The…
Making the Most of the Moment: Nonprofit
Being in public service is something that at a young age I was very curious about as to what all they could do. What I mean by that is, how broad could the efforts of first responders be in giving back to their respective communities. When tragedy strikes, we see those very brave men and…
Identity: Officer’s Struggle
Having been apart of the profession for quite some time now, the one general element remains paramount in each new officer. The idea and aspects of self-identification and how they would like their character, work ethic, and performance to be viewed. Everyone has a supervisor in this profession just like others, therefore the potential for…
Setting Up for Success
First and foremost, allow me to apologize for my absence over the past several months. The focus has been on research that literally consumed my every thought. Nevertheless, the thoughts have still been flowing as we all sit and watch the various avenues within our society divide us whether it be politics, leadership, stock market,…
Qualified Immunity
On the heels of the tragic loss of George Floyd, law enforcement in general has sustained numerous amounts of criticism. Rightfully so but as a reminder the actions of those Minneapolis officers along with the latest actions in Atlanta this past week where Rayshard Brooks was killed do not justify labeling all police officers. Ideally…
Reform With a Purpose
As the country goes through intense moments of solidarity, the foundational principles of how WE as a nation landed in this position still blows me away. Obviously as a police office I went through the same training in the academy and Field Training programs just as every other officer has to do. Never have I…
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