by Shannon Pieper | Mar 17, 2021 | Leadership, Public Safety, Wellness
Bend, Don’t Break: A Personal Resilience Plan for Public Safety Professionals by Josh Rahn and Gloria Sepanik A short fuse. Cloudy thinking. Low energy. A sense of impending doom. Poor sleep. All could be signs that stress is beginning to negatively impact your...
by Shannon Pieper | Mar 9, 2021 | Leadership, Public Safety, Wellness
Change Is at Your Doorstep: How Will You Respond? by Chief Neil Gang My good friend Paul Butler recently spoke about the storm that the law enforcement profession is experiencing and how, if you are a leader who is hunkered down in a foxhole waiting for the storm to...
by Shannon Pieper | Mar 3, 2021 | Leadership, Public Safety, Wellness
Implicit Bias and First Responders: 5 Common Misperceptions by Lois James, PhD Bias is our conscious or unconscious preferences for and against certain things, places, people or groups. If we are aware of and actively “claim” our bias, it is explicit. For example, if...
by Shannon Pieper | Feb 23, 2021 | Leadership, Public Safety, Wellness
Gratitude: A Force-Multiplier for First Responders by Crawford Coates Force-multipliers have long been employed to improve outcomes in public safety. From license plate recognition to thermal imagers to wearable technologies—any tool for getting more out of what...
by davidblackphd@gmail.com | Feb 22, 2021 | Leadership, Public Safety, Wellness
Circle of Influence or Circle of Concern? by Chief Sam DiGiovanna Circle of Influence or Circle of Concern? I have been Blessed to work with Dr. David Black, CEO of Cordico and the phenomenal team he has built. He is an incredible psychologist and someone I consider a...
by davidblackphd@gmail.com | Feb 16, 2021 | Events, Leadership, Public Safety, Wellness
The Intake Valve to Your Heart! by Chief Sam DiGiovanna The Intake Valve to Your Heart! When I first started the fire service, I knew the importance of staying fit as firefighting is a very strenuous job. I worked out regularly and ate right. I would make healthy...