Why I Brought In an Executive Coach
A city manager's question changed the direction of an entire career. It wasn't about command experience. It was about who was developing the leader everyone assumed already had it figured out.
Retention Is a Culture Problem Wearing a Staffing Costume
Retention gets talked about as a hiring problem. In most organizations — mine included — it starts as a leadership one, long before it ever reaches HR.
The Job Changed Overnight — Did Your Leadership?
The profession changed overnight, but leadership didn’t. Issue 1 explores what it takes to lead people through rapid, external change.
Why I wear One Star
Why does a police chief wear only one star when others wear four or five? For me, the answer has nothing to do with tradition — and everything to do with how I believe leadership should work.