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167: Getting Shot Off-Duty, Resilience in Police, Carrying the Torch in Service w/ Donovan Heavener
When we talk about grit and resilience, it's about growing to overcome hard times and experiences. Retired LEO Donovan Houvener, local professional …
1 year, 8 months ago
166: Leadership Panel: police leaders at all levels, dealing with toxic employees, lessons learned through the ranks w/Chief Cherie Harris, Chief Erik Scairpon, ret. Chief/Undersheriff Chris Hsiung
Police issues are shared, as are leadership challenges- and solutions! In this episode, my esteemed guests tackle big themes and challenges that fre…
1 year, 8 months ago
165: Resilience Through Fitness, How to Make Health and Fitness work for Your First Responder Life, w/ active LEO Deven Kennedy
Just in time for New Years... an episode focused on not only building, training, and elevating your body- but RESILIENCE- aka building, training, and…
1 year, 8 months ago
164: Fixing Police Communication Internally, to Media, and the Public: w/ Nathan Romas
This episode was a long time coming! I have been seeing Nathan's work, promoting critical conversations in law enforcement from north of the border.…
1 year, 8 months ago
163: How to Model Development and leading as a “Nice Guy”: w/ Chris Hsiung (executive director and co-founder of The Curve, ret. Police Chief and Undersheriff)
A key to personal and professional development is MENTORSHIP. We need guides, coaches, and advisors to help us stay objective, focused, and on track…
1 year, 8 months ago
162: How to Build Leadership through Ownership, Looking at our Narratives to Lead and Live Better w/ L.S. (Luke) Goozdich
Leadership starts with Ownership- leading yourself. There are two dynamics here to underline. The first is the recognition that you need to take ch…
1 year, 8 months ago
161: Why are police marriages and relationships so hard? (And what we should do about it)
I appreciate the applicant who asked this question- way to be aware and set up for success!
Frequently, we say and hear, “marriage is hard.” We say fi…
1 year, 9 months ago
160: How to be a humble leader, sharing lessons in overcoming adversity in promotion, and singing for the nation and the badge w/ Arlington Police Lt. Ray Polk Jr.
When can we get over our missteps and mistakes, and in many ways get out of our own way? When do leadership skills take hold to help us realize our …
1 year, 9 months ago
159: Police Fitness Standards- Good, Bad, and the Ugly (What can/should be done?) w/ LEO Chris Kuras (Tactical Human Performance) and Scott Howell (Iron Sights podcast)
Across the nation for years, we have seen headlines of lowered (or removed!) fitness standards. Many able and effective police recruits are disillus…
1 year, 9 months ago
158: Bits of Grit- How to Improve Agency Culture, What you Need to Know, Quick Tips
Culture, Culture, Culture.
It is a driving conversation on Blue Grit Radio- how do we address, fix, mend, elevate, curb, improve police industry cultu…
1 year, 9 months ago