By Fred Leland

“When the fight starts you do not have time to stop and think about the fundamentals. ~Chet Richards, Certain to Win

“Criticism exists only to recognize the truth, not to act as judge” ~Carl von Clausewitz

1. Stay Alert & Develop Superior Situational Awareness

• OBSERVE, ORIENT, DECIDE AND ACT!

2. Strength of Character…The Heart of a Good Decision Maker

• Self awareness
• Intuitive
• Develop Social skills
• Critical thinker
• Creative thinker

3. Possess a Strategic and Tactical Mindset

By Fred Leland

I just had the honor of working together with a great group of cops (over 1,000 plus their families) at the FBI National Academy Associates 75TH Annual Training Conference here in Boston. The New England Chapter presented this conference which was chaired by Deputy Chief William Brooks of Wellesley P.D. and approximately 50 committee members.

A threat is an expression of intent to do harm or act out violently against someone or something. A threat can be:

• Spoken
• Written
• Symbolic
• For example, motioning with one's hands as though shooting at another person in the right context could be considered a threat.

Types of Threats

Direct threat identifies a specific act against a specific target and is delivered in a straightforward, clear, and explicit manner:

The Boyd Cycle reinforces individual and where cohesion exists, group or organizational  knowledge allowing us to take appropriate actions on the street.  Through observation-orientation-decision and action cycles we continually learn, unlearn and relearn on the fly allowing us to better understand the environment, and the climate of the situation.  This allows us to adapt and choose the right methods to respond with and the how and why behind the actions we take. The Boyd Cycle enhances the strategic and tactical mindset over the emotional reactive mindset. 

“Conflicts are time Competitive Observation, Orientation, Decision, and Action cycles! “~John Boyd

The essence of conflict as described in the Marine Corps Warfighting Manual is a struggle between two hostile, independent, and irreconcilable wills, trying to impose itself on the other. Conflict is fundamentally an interactive social process.

I have been thinking a lot about leadership and what it means. In my view its about inspiring others to work toward a common goal.

By Fred Leland

Seattle police say they'll review police tactics and training after an officer was shown on video punching a young woman in the face. Everyone reading this article should take a look at this video before continuing. It’s provided at the link above.