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Effectively identifying police officers capable of performing in various aspects of middle management is critical to any police agency. Middle managers are entrusted with the responsibility for carryi...
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Leadership in public safety agencies is at a critical crossroads. In many communities, early retirement incentives have enticed experienced personnel to leave their departments in large numbers and ma...
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The style and practice of police leadership is gradually evolving. Where once the rhetoric of police leadership revolved around the wisdom, integrity, and courage of the solitary leader, the discussio...
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The military has understood it for quite awhile and the private sector knows it too: organizational success is dependent upon teams. No management fact is more obvious and no concept more critical. In...
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Creating a cross-functional steering team can be an effective method of engaging the talents and experience of employees more directly in the decision-making process of an organization. The steering t...
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At its core, strategic planning requires a backward thinking process. First, a vision of what is to ultimately be accomplished is determined, then goals are identified that will help to achieve the vi...
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For some time, the corporate world has been moving toward more democrat­ic processes in the workplace as compa­nies strive to improve their competitive­ness tapping the knowledge, talents, and crea...
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How do officers prepare today to be the next generation of police chiefs? Recommendations from the IACP's Police Leadership in the 21st Century: Achieving and Sustaining Executive Success identify att...