Michael Josephson has created a series of Policing Quote Posters as a free resource. Please enjoy and share! Police Posters Master File
WORTH READING: Keeping Our Schools Safe
“The relationship between police leadership and school leadership must be constant and consistent in purpose.” – Police Magazine, Keeping Schools Safe
Lying Is Like Drunk Driving
Lying Is Like Drunk Driving “A lie may take care of the present, but it has no future” Sometimes lying makes our lives easier. If you want the day off, just call in sick. If your boss asks if you’ve finished a report, say you left it at home. And if an irate customer calls, just make up a good … Read More
Strategic & Tactical Problem Solving: Making Decisions To Produce The Best Possible Result
WHAT IS A PROBLEM? According to Michael Josephson who recently presented a series of four workshops on “Strategic and Tactical Problem Solving: Making Decisions That Produce the Best Possible Result” (for more than 120 LAPD Jail detention supervisors and line officers), it’s any situation that can get better. Looked at this way, every problem is a leadership opportunity … Read More
Behind the Badge
A recent study by the Pew Research Center tackles the issue of race relations in policing, and how recent high-profile fatal shootings have effected how police officers view their jobs. This study is a must-read for all police officers!
Strategic & Tactical Problem Solving: Making Decisions to Produce the Best Result Possible
On the link below, you will find a presentation Michael Josephson gave to the California Police Chiefs in March 2018 on Strategic & Tactical Problem Solving. Strategic & Tactical Problem Solving: Making Decisions to Produce the Best Result Possible
THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE: Creating an Exemplary Policing Agency
Please enjoy this presentation on Creating an Exemplary Policing Agency by Michael Josephson that he shared with the South East Police Officer’s Association. Southeast Peace Officers Assn 0218
Congress Decisions that Affect the DOJ
DID YOU KNOW? Congress passed the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 which directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to report on Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs mental health practices and services that could be adopted by law enforcement agencies. Additionally, DOJ’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services must report on programs to … Read More
WORTH READING: La Mesa Police Officer Shown Body Slamming Teenage Girl In Facebook Video Is Reassigned
La Mesa Police Officer Shown Body Slamming Teenage Girl In Facebook Video Is Reassigned Monday, January 22, 2018 By City News Service, Matthew Bowler, Megan Burks A La Mesa police officer will no longer patrol schools after cell phone video captured him slamming a 17-year-old girl to the ground at Helix Charter High School Friday. The officer is not being disciplined as the department investigates his … Read More
Honoring A Campus Police Officer
Honoring A Campus Police Officer Such an inspiring way to honor a police officer! Heritage High School in Brentwood, CA wanted to show a little love for their awesome campus police officer with Dude. be nice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1uAp69IJnk
WORTH READING: Police union sues de Blasio administration, NYPD over release of body cam footage
WORTH READING: Police union sues de Blasio administration, NYPD over release of body cam footage By Gloria Pazmino The union representing rank-and-file police officers is suing Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill, alleging that the city is violating state law in their decision to release body-worn camera footage. Read the full article here: https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2018/01/09/police-union-sues-de-blasio-administration-over-release-of-body-worn-camera-footage-177414 Also find here … Read More
Michael Josephson’s NBC4 Interview: “What 2017 Says About America’s Character”
Michael Josephson’s NBC4 Interview: “What 2017 Says About America’s Character” As 2017 came to a close, Michael Josephson sat down with NBC4’s Conan Nolan to discuss what the year 2017 demonstrated about the country’s character. Both segments of Michael’s interview (which was a part of the NBC4’s NewsConference segment) are worth watching — especially as we think about how character … Read More
WORTH READING: The Better You Know Yourself, the More Resilient You’ll Be
WORTH READING: The Better You Know Yourself, the More Resilient You’ll Be by Ron Carucci, Harvard Business Review When we think about “resilience,” we typically imagine bouncing back from major hardship. Management theorists have increasingly put forward a more nuanced definition, however: resilience as the ability to adapt to complex change.
WORTH READING: How Trump’s Hands-Off Approach to Policing Is Frustrating Some Chiefs
by the New York Times Craig Meidl, the police chief in Spokane, Wash., is one of a number of local law enforcement officials around the country who have supported an Obama-era policing program that has been scaled back by President Trump’s Justice Department. SPOKANE, Wash. — Six years ago, a police officer in this city in eastern Washington was convicted … Read More
Mindset Matters: Corporate Attitude and Effective, Reflective Policies
Change is becoming a constant and self-disruption almost a necessity to adapt, transform, and future-proof your business. Open and flexible attitudes reduce the potential struggle of executives and workers to assimilate the fundamental ongoing evolution in progress related to digitally-activated interconnectedness and the speed with which updates and iterations are occurring. The essence of the corporate mindset is then, in … Read More