The mission at Thin Blue Line of Leadership is to inspire law enforcement supervisors to be the best leaders they can be by providing positive leadership and culture development tactics. Positive leadership and creating a positive squad culture are on-going commitments that must be nurtured and developed over time. Thin Blue Line of Leadership is here to help. Click on any of the titles to be taken directly to that particular blog.
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06/25/14 Welcome to Thin Blue Line of Leadership
06/25/14 Thin Blue Line of Leadership Logo Explanation
06/29/14 Law Enforcement Lingo 101
07/10/14 Defining the Thin Blue Line Leader
07/17/14 Power, Passion, People, and Production
07/24/14 14 Ways to Create a Positive Squad Culture
08/07/14 3 Keys to Squad Expectation Success
08/14/14 Saving the World One Call at a Time
08/27/14 6 Ways to Positively Influence Officer Behavior
09/04/14 The 3 Accountability Relationships in Law Enforcement
09/30/14 Welcome to the Squad: New Officer Checklist
10/23/14 5 Basic Leadership Lessons
11/23/14 A Law Enforcement Recognition Idea
12/17/14 Intentional Culture
01/07/15 Confusion of Sacrifice
01/21/15 Don’t Get Captured
02/09/15 Change and Reputation
02/19/15 Insubordination?
03/25/15 The 10 Law Enforcement Leadership Commandments
04/07/15 A Law Enforcement Leadership Reward
04/14/15 Good to Great: A Law Enforcement Leader’s Viewpoint
05/18/15 BRIEFING IDEA: What makes a great beat cop?
06/02/15 Shifting Gears in Policing
06/23/15 4 Keys to Building Influence
07/15/15 5 Killers of Positive Culture
07/23/15 10 Keys to a Successful Oral Board
08/03/15 Creating “Wow” Moments in Policing
08/10/15 5 Steps to Develop Squad Culture
09/23/15 7 Core Values for Building a Team – Part 1
09/29/15 7 Core Values for Building a Team – Part 2
01/19/16 Transactional vs. Relational Policing
02/16/16 3 Components to Law Enforcement Leadership
02/29/16 HELP WANTED: Police Officers
03/16/16 Culture in Just 4 Words
03/29/16 A Simple Gesture
04/27/16 Trickle-Down Leadership
05/11/16 10 Steps to Teaching Leadership in Law Enforcement – Part 1
05/25/16 10 Steps to Teaching Leadership in Law Enforcement – Part 2
06/08/16 3 Signs of a Miserable Law Enforcement Job
07/12/16 TBLL Leadership Reading List
10/26/16 10 Tips for New Sergeants
11/01/16 PRIDE Adaptive Decision-Making Model
11/16/16 The 3 PRIDE Loops
11/30/16 Leading with P-R-I-D-E
12/07/16 Predictive Policing
01/09/17 Briefing with Purpose
04/23/17 Advanced Officer Training Day
03/26/18 1 of 7 Core Values for Building a Team – Start with Why
04/03/18 2 of 7 Core Values for Building a Team – Strive to be a Great Leader
04/11/18 3 of 7 Core Values for Building a Team – Intentionally Create Culture
04/16/18 4 of 7 Core Values for Building a Team – Building Unity and Loyalty
04/24/18 5 of 7 Core Values for Building a Team – Personal Accountability
05/02/18 6 of 7 Core Values for Building a Team – Show Recognition
05/09/18 7 of 7 Core Values for Building a Team – Make People Feel Safe
07/30/18 Leadership Accountability: Internal and External Accountability
08/08/18 Leadership Accountability – It’s All About Me!
08/20/18 Leadership Accountability – Control vs. Influence
09/24/18 A Unique Sergeants Process
06/24/19 Loeb’s Rules of Medicine Applied to Law Enforcement
07/07/19 Staying on P-A-T-H
09/21/19 Small Words, BIG MESSAGE
09/30/19 Leading with P-R-I-D-E
11/25/19 What Will Your Verse Be?
12/16/19 Praising Properly: Intelligence vs. Effort
01/13/20 3 Simple Field Training Ideas
02/10/20 Performance vs. Trust in Field Training
06/08/20 Protests and Smile Buttons
08/10/20 TBLL TRAINING: Utilizing Policing Priorities
08/31/20 Field Training and Emotional Intelligence
09/07/20 TBLL TRAINING: Debriefing Decision-Making
02/15/21 Nextgen Field Training
03/02/21 Sergeant School Discussion Panel Key Points
03/08/21 Nextgen Field Training – The Phases
07/12/21 BRIEFING VIDEO: A Review of Making It Safer
07/26/21 BRIEFING VIDEO: A Review of the Pulse Nightclub Shooting
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