Introduction Dwight D Eisenhower once said, "The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it," is my philosophy on how I like to lead my people. For both my military and police career, I use this mentality when directing those who work for me. I have personally seen the results of my employees doing things because they want to do it and not because it's a requirement of their job. The satisfaction of teaching your folks and watching them grow throughout the years is a feeling of great accomplishment.
Leadership Behaviors After completing my LPI 360, it revealed that I needed to improve some behaviors. The following were the ones that could be improved: Inspiring a person to advance, taking a person's …show more content…
I have learned that many of the options voiced by my officers are outstanding. Also, empowering my officers to voice their suggestions to certain incidents can bring about multiple options to fix a problem. Like the saying goes, "there's multiple ways to skin a cat." On a certain situation, an officers' recommendation helped me avoid an impending bad situation. For example, there was one volatile situation with a stolen vehicle that had dark tinted windows preventing us from looking inside the car. After using a FLIR (device used to detect a heat source) inside the vehicle, it revealed there was heat emanating from inside the car. One of my officers suggested we break the windows out with a bang pole (25 foot pole that has the capability of breaking glass from a distance), thus preventing our officers from getting too close to the vehicle where there could be a potential armed suspect inside. Using the officer's suggestion, we were able to breach the vehicle by breaking the car windows without endangering an officers safety. Listening to my officers and using his suggestions resulted in a safe …show more content…
I have always been taught to respect everyone and treat those like you want to be treated. Integrity is always telling the truth. If I'm truthful with my actions, then trust can be delivered and accepted when dealing with your employees. Service is what we provide as a police officer. By doing the best service possible, we can be proud of what we've accomplished on a day to day basis. Lastly, excellence is what I strive to do with everything I am associated with, no matter if it's work or family related. Outstanding excellence always results in the best outcome for
Leadership Behaviors After completing my LPI 360, it revealed that I needed to improve some behaviors. The following were the ones that could be improved: Inspiring a person to advance, taking a person's …show more content…
I have learned that many of the options voiced by my officers are outstanding. Also, empowering my officers to voice their suggestions to certain incidents can bring about multiple options to fix a problem. Like the saying goes, "there's multiple ways to skin a cat." On a certain situation, an officers' recommendation helped me avoid an impending bad situation. For example, there was one volatile situation with a stolen vehicle that had dark tinted windows preventing us from looking inside the car. After using a FLIR (device used to detect a heat source) inside the vehicle, it revealed there was heat emanating from inside the car. One of my officers suggested we break the windows out with a bang pole (25 foot pole that has the capability of breaking glass from a distance), thus preventing our officers from getting too close to the vehicle where there could be a potential armed suspect inside. Using the officer's suggestion, we were able to breach the vehicle by breaking the car windows without endangering an officers safety. Listening to my officers and using his suggestions resulted in a safe …show more content…
I have always been taught to respect everyone and treat those like you want to be treated. Integrity is always telling the truth. If I'm truthful with my actions, then trust can be delivered and accepted when dealing with your employees. Service is what we provide as a police officer. By doing the best service possible, we can be proud of what we've accomplished on a day to day basis. Lastly, excellence is what I strive to do with everything I am associated with, no matter if it's work or family related. Outstanding excellence always results in the best outcome for