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  • Police supervisor reviewing paperwork with three officers gathered around a table in a department office.
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    Why consistency matters more than intensity

    It’s easy to look like a committed leader when something goes wrong. A complaint comes in, somebody misses a deadline, an employee makes a mistake, or a problem finally gets enough attention that it can’t be ignored. Now there are meetings, new expectations, closer supervision, and plenty of conversation about what needs to change. For…

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  • Uniformed police officer talking with a man outside a small-town storefront.
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    Trust is usually built before anyone needs the police

    When somebody really needs the police, there’s a good chance they’re already having a bad day. They may be scared, angry, confused, or worried about somebody they care about. That’s a terrible time for me to discover that the first relationship we’re trying to build with them is happening in the middle of a crisis….

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Michael Saad is a law enforcement veteran whose career has taken him around the world and eventually back to where it started.

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