Straight Talk on Leadership with Dean Crisp

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Episode 137: Leaders Are Dealers in Hope Sep 15, 2023

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In this episode, Dean dives into what it means to provide hope to your people as a leader. When your people lose hope, they lose purpose and intent. As a leader, it is incumbent upon you to understand and see the need to provide hope to your employees. In doing so, your employees look toward the future and have a positive outlook on their job. Today's law enforcement profession is losing hope. It's important that their chief executives and command staffs understand that they must provide hope during a difficult time. To do this, Dean offers 10 specific things that leaders can do to create and maintain hope in your organization. Be sure to follow, like and share your favorite episodes.
You can also click the link below to get a FREE downloadable PDF of Dean's list of "10 Ways Leaders Can Deliver Hope to Their People":
10 Ways Leaders Can Offer Hope (free download)

Episode 136: The Significant You (Part 2) Aug 22, 2023

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This episode of Straight Talk on Leadership with Dean Crisp where Dean articulates his 10 tips for leaders to act significantly and, in the process, bulletproof their leadership in the process. Significant Leadership is the key to leading in today's workplace. It requires a Next Level of leadership that goes beyond the traditional model. It asks that Significant Leaders commit to their own personal growth as well as the growth of others who will someday be the leaders of the organization. Significant Leaders focus on both the hard skills (the what to do well) as well as the soft skills (how to do it well) that create organizations that not only function at a high level, but function in a healthy manner by creating the teams required to execute effectively. Significant Leaders have a Just Cause and articulate it well, they know their Why of Leadership, and their personal and organizational Purpose which they articulate well to all of their people. Becoming a Significant Leader is the Next Level of Leadership and one that all leaders should want to achieve. Learn how to become a Significant Leader at www.lhln.org
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Podcast 135: The Significant You (Part 1) Aug 08, 2023

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The Significant You is a concept that can transform your leadership. It's a shift in your mindset with the goal that your actions dictate the kind of leadership you exude. When you lead with intention and connection, you focus on the most important things: providing clarity of purpose, providing direction and building resilience. When you do those things consistently, you create a legacy of leadership. You begin to see things that others do not see. You understand that the people you lead give you permission to lead them everyday. Building resiliency for yourself and those you lead both personally and professionally is perhaps the greatest gift you give them. Personal growth is the key to doing this. Those who focus on personal growth almost never burnout at what they are doing. They are focused on how to learn from their mistakes and those made by others to build a better future for themselves, the ones they lead, and the organization.
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Episode 134: Emotional Regulation - Tips for Keeping Your Cool Jul 25, 2023

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Dean dives into a topic that any leader or professional can learn from...the importance of emotional regulation. Taken from the concept of emotional intelligence, it's the ability to recognize your emotional triggers and tips on regulating your reaction. The ultimate goal of any professional is to manage one's emotions for maximum effectiveness in professional (and personal) relationships. When we "react" we tend to lose control of the situation; where when we take the time to "respond" , we are able to effect a more positive outcome to any situation. Dean's tips are relevant to today's law enforcement officers facing tremendous morale and burnout issues. It also helps other professionals understand how to recognize, avoid, and deal rationally with emotional triggers. Everyone has them, this episode helps you deal with them. Please like, comment and share this episode with others!

Episode 133: The Leadership Recipe (Part 2) Jul 11, 2023

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Every professional dreams of success. They understand that promotion is the key to that and that a big part of those promotions are leading and managing others. Often, many are great at managing tasks and not so great at managing people. Leadership is an art as much as a science. In the second part of the LHLN team discussion on Dean's new book, The Leadership Recipe, Dean talks about some of the real meat of the book. Having Tough Conversations; What the biggest mistake most leaders make; The important of why and its two components; And why he is so big on leaders journaling their experience everyday.
This book is really about a partnership Dean has with his audience. It's his way of giving back his lessons and leadership experiences so as to transfer that knowledge to a new generation of leaders. After all, we know leadership is simple, but it isn't easy.
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Episode 132: The Leadership Recipe (Part 1) Jun 27, 2023

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Dean returns to the podcasting world with a team discussion around his new book The Leadership Recipe! This episode is jampacked with information about the book and the real leadership actions readers can take away from the book.
The Leadership Recipe is Dean's second Amazon bestseller and is available in all formats eBook, paperback and hardback. Just as you follow instructions when cooking or assembling a piece of furniture, new supervisors and leaders also need a simple-to-follow 'recipe' to help them become the best leader of others possible! No matter your ambition - whether you want to lead your department, your family, or your volunteer group, understanding what to do and how to do it that works best. Leading in today's organizations require a new approach to leadership. When you become a leader, you are expected to hit the ground running and to do so you need a recipe that bridges your lack of experience to the job title you are assuming.
This interview spans two episodes but dives into multiple leadership topics of most import for today's leaders: emotional intelligence, having tough conversations with people, being significant as a leader, having the right mindset and so much more!
Let us know your thoughts about this episode by leaving a comment! Be sure to grab your copy of The Leadership Recipe and add it to your summer reading list today! When you read the book, help Dean out by taking a few minutes to leave a review on the bookstore platform from which you purchased it!
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Episode 131: Tyre Nichols - What Went Wrong and The Need For Servant Officers Feb 07, 2023

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Dean discusses his observations and thoughts on the Tyre Nichols case in Memphis and how law enforcement must become servant officers. In many ways, this case was more egregious than George Floyd because America saw that it is the culture within departments and not necessarily race that is driving these types of responses among law enforcement. Dean calls for the creation of new types of officers who balance the heart of a servant with the mindset of a warrior. What we need are servant officers in our communities. It's what our communities want and expect from law enforcement. Be sure to read his blog about this topic as well at http://www.lhln.org

Episode 130: Dean's 5 B's of Leadership Nov 20, 2022

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Dean welcomes back his listeners after a brief break and talks about the leadership lessons he's been learning while on the road. In this podcast, he talks about his 5 B's of Leadership that help any leader focus on what is important. Please check out our website at www.lhln.org and offer us feedback on the podcast by liking, subscribing, and/or sharing your favorite episodes! Happy Thanksgiving week, everyone!

Episode 129: School Safety After Uvalde with San Bernadino's Unified School District Chief Joseph Paulino Jul 22, 2022

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In this discussion, Dean facilitates a discussion of what all levels of law enforcement can learn to help make our schools as safe as the airways. While the Uvalde report is referenced, all guests focus on a proactive path forward from what can be learned so that this type of incident never happens again. His special guest is Chief Joseph Paulino, a long-tine friend of Dean's and career-long leader in safety programs and initiatives in schools, hospitals, and other public spaces. They are joined by Kelle Corvin, LHLN Director of Operations/Business Development who also served as a school parent volunteer, PTA president in the 49th largest school district in the country and the largest in South Carolina, Greenville Schools. It's a wide-ranging discussion of what school districts can and should be doing and how local law enforcement can support them as well as what parents should know to ask regarding school safety.

Episode 128: The Four Pillars of Leadership (Part 2) Jul 15, 2022

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Dean continues his discussion of his four pillars of leadership focusing on Self-healing and Emotional Intelligence. Be sure to listen and share both episodes to help put your leadership into action everyday. Learn more about LHLN at our website www.lhln.org

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