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An organization is often best defined by its leaders. In the policing profession, leadership is not only challenging, it is decidedly unique. The environment that police officers work in is not only different from most other professions, it requires more from an officer in understanding and using discretion. The question, then, is why do so many leadership training programs ignore this fact and instead teach business management models as the basis for police leadership? In Police Leadership, Quinn McCarthy explores the unique policing environment through a leadership model developed specifically for law enforcement. The CORE Leadership Model brings to life a refreshingly honest look at how business management models lack a solid connection to the policing environment. Through a compelling series of real experiences, he brings home the lessons of leadership that are relevant, practical, and useful to the police leader of today and tomorrow.
| List of Tables | p. vii |
| Acknowledgements | p. viii |
| Introduction: Another Book about Police Leadership | p. 1 |
| The Individual as a Leader | |
| Why We Need a New Approach: "Do We Want Leaders or Administrators?" | p. 7 |
| The Principles of Leadership: "Back to Basics Works But Only if You Understand the Basics" | p. 21 |
| The CORE Leadership Model: "I Tried Doing What the Books Say But It Isn't Working. Now What?" | p. 36 |
| Competency in Leadership: "Trust Me: I Know What I am Doing" | p. 49 |
| Organizational Climate: "It's OK to Make an Honest, Weil-Thought-Out Mistake" | p. 71 |
| Responsibility: "Your People are You" | p. 96 |
| Extending Influence: "Perception is Reality" | p. 118 |
| The Organization as a Leader | |
| The Levels, Stages, and Interrelationships of Police Leadership: "I Haven't Changed! I Just Understand the Big Picture Now" | p. 141 |
| Training Leaders: "Getting the Most Out of What Precious Little Time We Have" | p. 148 |
| Promoting Leaders: "Now that Promotional List Makes Sense!" | p. 164 |
| The Leadership Primer | |
| Learning to Deal with Leadership Failure and Success: "How the Heck Did That Happen?" | p. 187 |
| Appendix: Summary of Leader Lessons | p. 199 |
| Notes | p. 205 |
| References | p. 207 |
| Index | p. 208 |
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ISBN: 9781137005922
ISBN-10: 1137005920
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 224
Published: 21st August 2012
Dimensions (cm): 22.2 x 14.1
x 1.8
Weight (kg): 0.431
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