Tactical IQ: Developing "Fingertip Feel" Shaping and Reshaping Dynamic...
By Fred Leland “When the fight starts you do not have time to stop and think about the fundamentals. ~Chet Richards, Certain to Winread more
View ArticleMeet Officers Lewis and Clark-Exploring Situational Awareness
What if the famous explorers Lewis and Clark were police officers? How would they look at the multitude of situations that cops handle from their viewpoint as explorers? Back in their day they did...
View ArticleMental Toughness and...The Power to Adapt
“Unhappy the general who comes on the field of battle with a system.” ~Napoleon Bonaparte read more
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OODA Loops: The Explorer Mentality...And Recognizing Patterns of Behavior
COL John Boyd explained; a person in a conflict must observe the environment, to inread more
View ArticleP1 Column: Patterns of behavior, officer safety, and 'the rule of opposites'
Part One: We recognize opposites — day as compared to night, happy compared to sad, failure versus success, peace as opposed to war, and safety counter to dangerYou’re assigned to handle an emotionally...
View ArticleP1 Column: Situational awareness, officer safety, and 'the explorer mentality'
Part Two: The exploring officer takes responsibility for the strategic choices of routes and objectives on his journey into the unknownread more
View ArticleProper Police Action Requires...What?
"No man has a chance to enjoy permanent success until he begins to look in the mirror for the real cause of all his mistakes" ~Napoleon Hillread more
View ArticleWhy Does Understanding The OODA Loop Matter to Cops?
Don Vandergriff of Adaptive Leader talks about John Boyd's OODA Loop, why it matters and the implications and opportunities for adaptive leaders in any organization, including the police. read more
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The role of humility in the Socratic method by Bruce Ivar Gudmundsson
In the spring of 2010, while I was teaching my first case-based undergraduate course, a student paid me an unusual compliment. “Professor,” he said, “you are more humble than most academics.”read more
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