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The 28th Annual “Breaching the Barricade” Law Enforcement Conference will be held on 30 September 2022 in Elkhart, Indiana. The conference and its companion Officer Appreciation Day in Sturgis, Michigan and premiere industry events made possible by the vision, work, and mentoring of Jim Bontrager. A U.S. Marine veteran, Jim is a long serving lead police chaplain for the Elkhart Police Department. At Bontrager's invitation, Secure 1776 Founder Thomas Lemmer will be presenting again at the conference. He will speak twice. First, on the main stage, he will engage the conference's participants with a presentation entitled: "So you ask yourself; Why Me? Why Now? The session will help our officers both better understand this moment of challenge facing the profession, and help them embrace why each of them has a critical role in restoring public safety across America. In a breakout session, Lemmer will provide an introduction to his Eight Levels of Supervisory Engagement Model. A fundamental truth of organizations, including law enforcement agencies, is that underperforming and problem employees exist. When the underperforming or problem employee is a supervisor, the need for the organization to respond is elevated. This is true even when supervisors are merely ineffective, as ineffective supervisors foster a less effective workforce. However, the impact on the agency is even worse, when supervisors do not support the organization’s values, goals, and strategies. Encouraging excellence among our police supervisors is essential to rebuilding the agencies needed to move the profession forward. Learn more about the conference and register here: http://www.breachingbarricade.com/ Secure 1776 is a Public Safety Professional Resource. For more information go to https://Secure1776.us . See our analysis of public safety issues “in the news,” and join the discussion by visiting https://secure1776.us/news/ . Secure 1776 is proud to be working with Warriors on the Wall. See our “working with others” page for more information: https://secure1776.us/collaborations/ . For additional reading from Secure 1776 relating to this video, go to the following: https://secure1776.us/training-services/eight-levels-of-supervisory-engagement/ https://secure1776.us/our-media/articles/tragedy-free-policing-or-else/ https://secure1776.us/our-media/articles/the-importance-of-us/

The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP) Annual Conference will be held on 27 to 29 April 2022 in Northbrook, Illinois. Thomas Lemmer, Founder of Secure 1776 and the creator of the “Eight Levels of Supervisory Engagement,” will be presenting at the conference. A fundamental truth of organizations, including law enforcement agencies, is that underperforming and problem employees exist. When the underperforming or problem employee is a supervisor, the need for the organization to respond is elevated. This is true even when supervisors are merely ineffective, as ineffective supervisors foster a less effective workforce. However, the impact on the agency is even worse, when supervisors do not support the organization’s values, goals, and strategies. A 90-minute conference version of the course, “Understanding the Eight Levels of Supervisory Engagement,” will be provided to law enforcement executives. Through this course, leaders will have a firm introduction to the model and enhanced skills from which to foster supervisory excellence within their agencies. Learn more about the “Eight Levels of Supervisory Engagement,” and the available course training options at: https://secure1776.us/training-services/eight-levels-of-supervisory-engagement/ Secure 1776 is a Public Safety Professional Resource. For more information go to https://Secure1776.us. See our analysis of public safety issues “in the news,” and join the discussion by visiting https://secure1776.us/news/.

Reload Posting of this Video Originally Posted on 9 Sep 2021. Most often, when we first think about the topic of leadership, we make an immediate association with a person holding a formal position or title. This is often described as positional leadership. Fully understanding "leadership" requires us to understand that the responsibilities of leadership are not limited to those holding a position of authority. Fundamentally, leadership is about persuasion. Those "in leadership" must understand that, to succeed, they must strengthen the leadership abilities of those they lead. In fact, the best positional leaders, draw upon their own informal (or relational) leadership abilities, and they do not rely upon the power of their rank alone to get others to act. They inspire. However, leadership is more than ability to give an inspiring speech. Leadership is more than words – it is the full expression of all of our actions. The best leaders also draw upon the informal leadership displayed by others surrounding them, and from those they formally supervise. This builds from a fundamental truth – in life, none of us can do absolutely everything ourselves. This is true for the newest police officer, and for the chief of police. Highly-effective organizations are comprised of highly-effective individuals that are performing at all-levels within the group. Each individual officer – for their part of the mission – is the "key piece of the puzzle” that makes it all work. It is a responsibility of those holding formal leadership positions, to help everyone within their organization understand this core principle. In policing, leadership is an all-levels responsibility. Secure 1776 is a Public Safety Professional Resource. For more information go to https://Secure1776.us . See our analysis of public safety issues “in the news,” and join the discussion by visiting https://secure1776.us/news/ . Secure 1776 is proud to be working with Warriors on the Wall. See our “working with others” page for more information: https://secure1776.us/collaborations/ . For additional reading from Secure 1776 relating to this video, go to the following: https://secure1776.us/our-media/articles/tragedy-free-policing-or-else/ https://secure1776.us/our-media/articles/the-importance-of-us/ https://secure1776.us/our-media/articles/changes-in-police-community-relations-post-ferguson/ https://secure1776.us/our-media/articles/its-high-noon-for-american-policing/

On 8 October 2021, the 27th Annual “Breaching the Barricade” Law Enforcement Conference will be held in Elkhart, Indiana. Secure 1776 Founder Thomas Lemmer will be presenting at the conference. He will speak on the critical role of police-community relations and recent efforts to divide the community from the police. Such efforts have harmed public safety. Take a look at this brief introductory video for more information on Lemmer’s upcoming presentation at the conference. Learn more about the conference and register here: https://thankyouofficers.wixsite.com/breachingbarricade Secure 1776 is a Public Safety Professional Resource. For more information go to https://Secure1776.us . See our analysis of public safety issues “in the news,” and join the discussion by visiting https://secure1776.us/news/ . Secure 1776 is proud to be working with Warriors on the Wall. See our “working with others” page for more information: https://secure1776.us/collaborations/ . For additional reading from Secure 1776 relating to this video, go to the following: https://secure1776.us/our-media/articles/tragedy-free-policing-or-else/ https://secure1776.us/our-media/articles/the-importance-of-us/ https://secure1776.us/our-media/articles/changes-in-police-community-relations-post-ferguson/ https://secure1776.us/our-media/articles/its-high-noon-for-american-policing/

Most often, when we first think about the topic of leadership, we make an immediate association with a person holding a formal position or title. This is often described as positional leadership. Fully understanding "leadership" requires us to understand that the responsibilities of leadership are not limited to those holding a position of authority. Fundamentally, leadership is about persuasion. Those "in leadership" must understand that, to succeed, they must strengthen the leadership abilities of those they lead. In fact, the best positional leaders, draw upon their own informal (or relational) leadership abilities, and they do not rely upon the power of their rank alone to get others to act. They inspire. However, leadership is more than ability to give an inspiring speech. Leadership is more than words – it is the full expression of all of our actions. The best leaders also draw upon the informal leadership displayed by others surrounding them, and from those they formally supervise. This builds from a fundamental truth – in life, none of us can do absolutely everything ourselves. This is true for the newest police officer, and for the chief of police. Highly-effective organizations are comprised of highly-effective individuals that are performing at all-levels within the group. Each individual officer – for their part of the mission – is the "key piece of the puzzle” that makes it all work. It is a responsibility of those holding formal leadership positions, to help everyone within their organization understand this core principle. In policing, leadership is an all-levels responsibility. Secure 1776 is a Public Safety Professional Resource. For more information go to https://Secure1776.us . See our analysis of public safety issues “in the news,” and join the discussion by visiting https://secure1776.us/news/ . Secure 1776 is proud to be working with Warriors on the Wall. See our “working with others” page for more information: https://secure1776.us/collaborations/ . For additional reading from Secure 1776 relating to this video, go to the following: https://secure1776.us/our-media/articles/tragedy-free-policing-or-else/ https://secure1776.us/our-media/articles/the-importance-of-us/ https://secure1776.us/our-media/articles/changes-in-police-community-relations-post-ferguson/ https://secure1776.us/our-media/articles/its-high-noon-for-american-policing/

Policing has always been a challenging profession, carrying with it many risks for those who take the oath and commit to serving. Taking the oath is the simple part. Keeping the oath is the most important part – the very challenging part. There is a public safety crisis in America and those forces that have deliberately sought to weaken the police-community relationship have made the nation less safe. As a profession, it is essential that we acknowledge four fundamental truths about policing in America. First, all police officers volunteered to serve in the role. Second, the individual stakes for our officers are high, as the words “we” and “if” were not within the oath that they swore. Third, in swearing their oath, each officer committed individually to lead by example within the profession, and to be a leader in the community that they serve. Fourth, these are exceptionally challenging times for the nation and the public safety profession. Police executives must both strengthen the internal relationship within their own departments, and advocate for their officers with their elected officials and civic leaders within the community. The deepest and most visible evidence of the commitment of America's police officers is documented on the Officer Down Memorial Page (https://www.odmp.org/). As of this posting update, more than 25,000 law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty. Lives lost and lives taken while those officers were keeping their oaths. "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." (John 15:13, NIV). Secure 1776 is a Public Safety Professional Resource. For more information go to https://Secure1776.us . Secure 1776 is proud to be working with Warriors on the Wall. See our “working with others” page for more information: https://secure1776.us/collaborations/ . For additional reading from Secure 1776 relating to this video, go to the following: https://secure1776.us/our-media/articles/tragedy-free-policing-or-else/ https://secure1776.us/our-media/articles/the-importance-of-us/ https://secure1776.us/our-media/articles/changes-in-police-community-relations-post-ferguson/ https://secure1776.us/our-media/articles/its-high-noon-for-american-policing/

There is a public safety crisis in America. Leadership at all levels is required to strengthen the police-community relationship that is vital to building safer and stronger communities. As a profession, it is essential that police agencies fully reawaken their community policing roots, and engage in active problem-solving directly with community residents and stakeholders. But police executives must also strengthen the internal relationship within their own departments among their officers. Here an introduction to the upcoming video series. Secure 1776 is a Public Safety Professional Resource. For more information go to https://Secure1776.us.