Leadership
Leadership & Mental Fitness: Why Humility, Courage, and Discipline Matter
Leadership Is Mental Health I recently returned from Las Vegas, where I was teaching a class with law enforcement officers […]
Leadership
From the Field
Insights for leaders and the teams they carry.
Writing drawn straight from the rooms I train in: leadership under weight, organizational culture, resilience, mental fitness, peer support and the people who answer the call.
First Responders
Don’t Wait to Prioritize What Matters Most – Lessons From Training Police Chiefs
I was on the road again recently, the Seattle area first, then Phoenix. While in Phoenix, I spoke to about […]
Culture
How to Heal a Dysfunctional Team: Start by Living Your Promise
When an organization falls into dysfunction, everyone feels the impact. Workplace discipline slips. Team morale drops. Productivity suffers. Instead of […]
Resilience
Laughing in the Face of Trauma
Yesterday I sat in a room with a group of peers going through my Ladder UPP program and heard some […]
Leadership
Grief and the Burden of Leadership
The Grief We Don’t Talk About Grief isn’t something we associate with leadership. We associate leadership with strength, decisiveness, resilience, […]
Mental Fitness
Your Brain, Your Soul, and the Least of These: Lessons from Dr. Daniel Amen
The Question That Changes Everything While driving through rural Indiana to lead a group of veterans in my Ladder UPP […]
Culture
What Is Your Team? Rediscover the Power of We
There’s an old saying we have all heard: There’s no I in team. It is true, but it is also […]
Resilience
Connection and Purpose: The Antidote to Depression and PTSD
In today’s frantic and often isolating world, it’s easy to forget the foundations of mental fitness. When depression, PTSD, or […]
Culture
The Little Things Matter – At home and at work
In organizations that serve and come face-to-face with trauma—the military, police, fire, EMS—it’s a combination of leadership, mental health, work […]
Leadership
Leadership and Humility
The Illinois State Police has had a tough year. Like most law enforcement agencies, when an officer is killed in […]
Mental Fitness
Five Keys to a Successful Veterans Treatment Court
Recently I had the honor to share my experiences and the tools I have developed for working with veterans with […]
Peer Support
The Toll of the Servant: Caring for the Caregiver
I recently spoke in Oklahoma City to a variety of law enforcement and first responders from around Oklahoma. Putnam City […]
Resilience
The Time In Between Is What Matters
I just spoke to a group of first responders from around Michigan this past Saturday at Kalamazoo Community College. The […]
First Responders
In memory of Deputy Eric Overall
First responders serve us, and it is my honor to serve them. Deputy Eric Overall was one of those I […]
Peer Support
3 keys to Effective Peer Support
Peer Support is an important, but often misunderstood and executed concept. Be Proactive: We live in a reactive world – […]
First Responders
Police Officers With PTSD – The Blue Wall of PTSD
Police officers with PTSD is a problem impacting departments all over the country. Sadly, it is a problem that seems […]
Peer Support
Broken And Despondent Therapists – Caring for the Counselor
I am still reflecting on the incredible time I spent sharing my story and teaching The Ladder UPP in Somerset, […]
Peer Support
Police Officers With PTSD in Denver – Healing Through Peer Support
Today in Denver I had the opportunity to teach and meet some incredible police officers from around the country. […]
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