Week 4 Flashcards
Emotional leadership identifies emotions as:
Primary motivators
In order to become a stronger, more effective leader we must learn to harness the emotions of _________ and ___________.
Yourself and others
EQ
Emotional Intelligence
_____ empowers you to lead.
EQ
_________ ___________ entails opening oneself, committing to it, accepting responsibility, becoming vulnerable, taking calculated risks and discovering your connections to others.
True leadership
________ _________ don’t take the time to get to know their people.
Mediocre leadership
Visible leadership is comprised of your ________ and your _______.
Emotions and actions
Visible Leadership
Our _______ put the emotions of ourselves and others into motion. They enable our vision and they define our leadership. This extends from the police department out into the community.
Actions
__________ is a set of things you do.
_______ ________ is doing a lot of small things very well day, after day, after day!
Leadership
Great leadership
How do you assess our leadership level?
Ask yourself how you handle crisis and risk.
Leadership is a journey — You must:
Put it into action.
Without _____ there can be no real leadership.
Ethics
Difference between responsibility and accountability.
Responsibility can be given. Accountability must be taken.
Three Pillars of Leadership Success
Formal Education
Operational Experience
Self-Development
Three Demons of Effective Leadership
Arbitrariness - Actions without thought
Capriciousness - improper pattern
Sloth - lazy, neglect
In order to be an effective leader one must have:
Credibility
Who decides if you’re a leader?
Your people
_______ MUST be established early in the leader-subordinate relationship.
Trust
How does law enforcement Leadership differ from the corporate world?
24/7/365 Most visible public agency People assume they can do our job Highest liability agency Highest risk agency Deprive citizens of liberty and life Discretion Situational volatility (adaptive expertise)
Proficiency in managing rapidly changing, chaotic or unanticipated events
Adaptive Expertise
Three eras of policing
Political Era 1850-1930
Reform Era 1930-1980
Community Policing Era 1980-2001
What’s the name of the new policing era?
New Professionalism Era 2001 - Present
A data driven movement that once again started to isolate the police from the public
New Professionalism Era
The Four Leadership Demands of the New Policing Era
Accountability (compstat)
Legitimacy (transparency)
Innovation
National Coherence
In order for law enforcement to have legitimacy, the public must have _________ and _______ in the police.
Trust and confidence
For intelligence driven policing to be successful, you must have:
Relentless follow up
Authority is defined as:
The Power to Act
__________ are predominantly concerned with prescribed duties.
Managers
The most common leadership style for new supervisors is:
Transactional Leadership
________ is the crucible of greatness
Challenge
As a leader, you have stake in the ___________ of you police department and its __________ in the community.
Reputation and standing
What are the three sub-cultures in every organization.
Line Level
Occupational/Educational Level
Executive Level
The three dimensions of career movement:
Lateral
Vertical
Inclusionary
When a leadership vacuum exists, or is perceived, a line level culture may soon develop. This area of organizational failure is known as:
Cultural Deviation
Leaders have no choice but to communicate, so they must learn to:
Manage their message.
The most powerful means of communication
Primary way to communicate your convictions
What you pay attention to on a daily basis
The only time most organizations are open to change is:
When a crisis threatens
Equally important to leadership is credibility. If people do not believe the messenger they will ______ believe the message.
Never
Great leaders will never changing an organization or unit without first:
Understanding why the change is needed
Whether the personnel system is oriented to help
Instilling a sense of urgency
________ is easy to lose and hard to win back.
Credibility
Failed attempts at leading change often produce:
Cynicism
Frustration
Loss of Trust
Deterioration in Morale
Power is derived from several sources:
Rank Fear Ability to Hand Out Rewards Expertise Charisma
Leadership Core Competencies
Leads others Extends influence beyond chain of command Leads by example Communicate Creates a positive organizational climate Prepares self Develops others Gets results
Three Levels of Organizational Leadership
Direct Level Leadership
Organizational Level Leadership
Strategic Level Leadership (exists at the highest levels of an organization)
Toxic Management and Barriers to Effective Leadership
Favoritism Paramilitary Culture Acting on Misguided Assumptions Promoting Fads Hypocrisy
____________________ would prevent gypsy or rogue officers from migrating to different agencies. Recommended by the IACP to help with transparency and legitimacy with the community.
Certified Officers Clearinghouse
Leaders can expect what they _______.
Inspect
Leadership function which is not for the risk averse.
Conflict Management
Collaborative tactics for conflict management:
Active listening
Analysis
Non threatening negotiations
Compromise tactics for conflict management:
Find middle ground
Assess values
Make concessions
It is your profound ____________ and __________ as a law enforcement leader to model the way for others.
Responsibility and obligation
