Straight Talk on Leadership with Dean Crisp

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Episode 37: Crucial Conversation with FBI-LEEDA Instructor | Jerry Thompson May 18, 2020

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In this week's episode, Dean has a free-flowing discussion with his friend and colleague, Jerry Thompson, discussing the five key ways to continue your leadership growth and to grow others even when you are “safe at home”.
The five key areas are:
1) Commit to Grow Yourself.
2) Mindset.
3) Know your Vision.
4) Be Aware of the Motivation.
5) Focus (the ingredient that pulls it all together).

“Your ‘yes’ must be more powerful than their ‘no’."
“Leadership has a price and that is commitment to grow yourself and others.”
(Please go to https://lhln.org/straight-talk/ to see the full show notes as well as guest Jerry Thompson's information).

Episode 36 (Part 2): Shot While Doing My Job | Brad James May 11, 2020

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We are introducing a new series called, "Stories from the Thin Blue Line", where we will have men and women who have survived tragic events come on the show periodically and tell their stories. The theme is to dive deep into the events and share what they have learned and possibly help anyone who might or are currently trying to deal with similar occurrences.
In this week's episode, we pick back up from where we left off in the first part of this story (see Episode 35) when Brad was shot and taking cover behind a brick mailbox on Kimberly Drive in Spartanburg, South Carolina. We dive back into the action and explore how Officer James has healed and how he has dealt with his ongoing issues due to the shooting. We also explore what Officer James has learned from the incident as well as his ideas to future LEO if ever faced in the same situation.
(Please visit our website www.lhln.org to see the pictures of Officer James and his injuries from that night as well as his information/social media handles if you choose to reach out to him for more information).

Episode 35 (Part 1): Shot While Doing My Job | Brad James May 05, 2020

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In this week's episode, we are introducing a new series called, "Stories from the Thin Blue Line", where we will have men and women who have survived tragic events come on the show periodically and tell their stories. The theme is designed to dive deep into the events of each guest to share what they have learned and possibly help anyone who might or are currently trying to deal with similar occurrences.
On this episode, we introduce Brad James, who survived an officer involved shooting in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Brad and the host, Andrew Crisp, have a conversation that goes deep inside that tragic night in November of 2011.
(Please go to www.lhln.org to see the full show notes as well as getting contact information for Brad and all of his social media handles).

Episode 34: Servant Leadership | Sheriff Alfonzo Williams Apr 26, 2020

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Dean is joined by his friend and colleague, Sheriff Alfonso Williams, who talks about his dedication to building servant leaders in Burke County GA.
Sheriff Williams is in his first term as Sheriff and discusses the lessons he has learned as a first-time Sheriff as well as his upcoming book, "Enough to Pray About", which is an autobiographical book of his life lessons and the people who brought him there.
Visit www.lhln.org for the full show notes as well as our affiliate sponsors.

Episode 33: Leadership is Building Culture of Personal and Professional Success Apr 23, 2020

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In this week's episode, Dean has a crucial conversation on "Culture in the Workplace" with former colleague and long-time friend, Michael Modica. Mike is a retired Columbia SC Police Sergeant. He now owns "Lazy Creek Pets" in Lexington SC. www.lazycreekpets.com
You can visit www.lhln.com for links to Mike's business and the full show notes. Also make sure to click on the affiliate sponsor links to get some of their awesome deals!

Episode 32: Leading Remotely During the COVID-19 Crisis Apr 12, 2020

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EPISODE 32:
"Leading Remotely During the COVID-19 Crisis"
In this episode, Dean has a candid conversation with business development manager, Kelle Corvin, on the ways one can lead remotely. They also speak on the ways an employee can be successful while they are working from home.
(Please visit www.lhln.org to see the full show notes).

Episode 31: The Business of Policing | Retired Capt. Matt Ayers Apr 06, 2020

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EPISODE 31:
"The Business of Policing | Retired Capt. Matt Ayers"
Kelle Corvin, the Director of Business Development for LHLN, interviews retired Capt. Matthew Ayers (from the Sevierville, TN Police Department) about what he has always seen as the business of policing.
(Please visit www.lhln.org to see the full episode notes and our affiliate sponsor links!)

Episode 30: Leading Through a Crisis Mar 29, 2020

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EPISODE 30:
"Leading Through a Crisis"
This week's episode is a leadership summit that Dean hosted. He talks on issues that leaders are facing with the COVID-19 virus. Dean also discusses his methods to lead through these unprecedented times. Various leaders from Police/Sheriff organizations give their leadership ideas and methods through a back and forth discussion.
(Please visit www.lhln.org to see the full episode notes).

Episode 29: How COVID-19 is Transforming Leadership | Kelle Corvin Mar 22, 2020

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EPISODE 29:
"How COVID-19 is Transforming Leadership"
Dean has a crucial conversation with Kelle Corvin regarding his observations of what is transforming in leadership as we speak. He talks about how leaders can be prepared to cope with the rapid change they are experiencing as a result of how our society has responded to the COVID-19 virus.
(To see the full episode notes, go to www.lhln.org).

Episode 28: Transitioning in the Workforce | Retired Capt. Buddy Dodson Mar 16, 2020

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EPISODE 28:
"Transitioning in the Workforce | Retired Capt. Buddy Dodson"

“If you don’t know where you are going, any way will take you there.”

-Unknown

5 Goals to Transitioning in the Workforce:

Transitioning in the workforce, be it Law Enforcement or civilian world is tough. You need to be prepared when making that transition. With these 5 tips from Retired Captain Buddy Dodson (from the Columbia Police Department), he expresses how they helped him in transitioning to work after police retirement.

1. Know where you’re going! (This includes hard research and soft research on the job/position you are taking).

2. Do a self assessment and be honest with your assessment.

3. Have a check 6’r or a mentor (Try and stay away from family as their advice could be biased and/or skewed).

4. Be prepared to operate in the uncomfortable zone for a little while (also be prepared to transition properly from the panic and uncomfortable back to the comfortable zone). You can easily make this transition with education and experience as your guide!

5. Last but NOT least ... Make a 30, 60, 90 day calendar of your expectations and goals. Once the 90 day calendar is complete, transition that to a 180 day calendar. This will help you be transparent with your successes and failures in order to make a plan to address them properly!

Thanks again to Buddy Dodson for being on the "Leadership Straight Talk" podcast and his many good tips on transitioning in the workforce!

Dean would love to hear from you!
Please email him with your comments about the podcast at: hdcrisp@lhln.org
Thank you!

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