A Simple Gesture
Do not underestimate the power of a simple gesture and the positive effect it can have on your officers.
Read moreThe mission at Thin Blue Line of Leadership is to inspire law enforcement supervisors to be the best leaders they can be by providing positive leadership tactics and ideas. Positive leadership and creating a positive squad culture are on-going commitments that must be nurtured and developed over time. Thin Blue Line of Leadership is here to help. You can also follow us on Twitter at @tbl_leadership.
Do not underestimate the power of a simple gesture and the positive effect it can have on your officers.
Read moreThe Advanced Officer Training Day was designed to be an internal conference-style training event to make learning policing fun again and share our new training philosophy.
Read morePositive leadership and creating a positive squad culture are on-going commitments that must be nurtured and developed over time.
Read moreAs the sergeant or first-line supervisor, you are responsible for establishing the lens of your squad. Whether it is positive or negative is determined by you.
Read moreIt is undeniable that law enforcement is a unique working environment and one in which the word positive is not always easily associated.
Read moreI see this responsibility as a vital one because if I do not do a good job, I am not just affecting that new sergeant, but every officer that serves on his or her squad.
Read moreWith the current climate surrounding law enforcement, how would a help wanted advertisement have to read in order to be just as truthful and unflattering, yet attract exactly the type of people we want in policing?
Read moreAs leaders, there are terms you hear bantered about on a regular basis that are great conceptual ideas, but often lack real-world practice – culture, vision, mission, purpose, alignment, value.
Read moreWhen it comes to the paramilitary model that law enforcement agencies are built upon, a similar “trickle-down” concept applies to leadership.
Read moreThese consequences can affect a person’s life both personally and professionally and it does not have to be that way. The good news is that, as supervisors, we have the ability to combat the 3 signs of a miserable job...
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