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Assistant Chief Mark G. Stainbrook is currently the Acting Chief of the San Diego Harbor Police Department. He retired as a lieutenant with the Los Angeles Police Department and is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. He has served tours in Kosovo and Iraq. He also completed research at Leeds University in England on a Fulbright Police Fellowship. For comments or questions e-mail mgstainbrook@msn.com.
As leaders we dread the word. You make a decision, you issue an order, you write a policy, and then someone inevitably approaches you with that one-word question.
Read More →Police officers deal with conflicts every day--not just with suspects or the public, but between fellow officers.
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Read More →Things might be bad all over, but as a leader you can have a huge impact on the morale and welfare of your folks.
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Morale. It is a very subjective word. In law enforcement we often hear that a department has poor morale or great morale, or maybe no morale. But what exactly does that mean?
Read More →I was trained under the rule that as a leader I take responsibility for not only my own actions, but for those of my subordinates.
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Read More →As a supervisor, get to know your people, support them and provide the guidance to ensure they are making the right decisions. When you are successful, anonymity is often your reward, while failure brings the press scandal that brings down careers and departments.
Read More →As a student of leadership, throughout your police career you will be expanding on your education, training, and experience, and building a "leadership toolbox."
Read More →Could Gandhi have been a great military general? Could Patton have led a nation with charm and persuasion? We will never know, but each of these great leaders, operating within the bounds of their own personality, reached a pinnacle of leadership in their time and in their element.
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