Hi All, For the longest time, we have used terms like active shooter and active assailant to describe crimes involving an individual or individuals actively involved in killing other people, often in a random manner, seeking nothing other than to kill as many people as possible. More accurate, however, is the term Active Killer to describe these individuals. As a precise term, it describes far … Continue reading Active “Killer”
Hi All, Please watch this brief video of Retired Lt. General Jay Silveria speaking about the power of diversity and the necessity of treating all people with dignity and respect. This is an ethic toward which all organizations should be constantly reaching. Who is your organization’s Lt. General Jay Silveria? Aim high. Continue reading Retired Lt. General Jay Silveria on Dignity & Respect
Salt Lake City Police are now trying to shore up the damage done by Detective Jeff Payne after he wrongfully interfered with nurse, Alex Wubbels, by handcuffing her and placing her in a patrol car as she attempted to care for her patient. Go here for a good article in which there is a useful video to watch of the “arrest” of Wubbels. This has … Continue reading Hypervigilance & Ethical Intervention with a Utah Nurse
One doesn’t often hear the word “empathy” coming out of most Public Safety or Law Enforcement settings. This is not that important, though, since what is important is that Public Safety and Law Enforcement professionals use empathy. And they do. Wikipedia defines empathy as “the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within the other being’s frame of reference, i.e., the … Continue reading Empathy in Public Safety & Law Enforcement
Hi All, Please see this great post by Dr. Chris DeRienzo. He applied Left of Bang – a seminal book on staying safe, being preemptive with situational awareness, and proactively spotting threats – to the transformation of healthcare and health toward a model that is far more proactive. It’s an amazing post that takes the “left of bang” perspective and very effectively applies to a … Continue reading Getting America’s Health “Left of Bang”
Hi All, In my last post, I shared the valuable experience of going through the Active Killer Defense training workshop at the Fit to Fight training center in Charlotte, NC. I received several responses to that post. Some of the responses against this kind of training included: The skills are perishable and, for normal people who don’t frequently train, a one-time event may not have that much … Continue reading Where is the “Fight” in Active Assailant Response?
Hi All, I recently spent a Saturday in Charlotte, NC training at the very nice Fit to Fight training center. A colleague and I went through the Active Killer Defense training program led by the very talented Ryan Hoover (and his colleagues). For those of you who train along the FEMA guidelines of Run/Hide/Fight for Active Assailant response, this Active Killer Defense training is a refreshing exposure … Continue reading Active Killer Defense
Hi All, I am regular reader of the articles on Dr. Travis Bradberry. He is a prolific writer on the subject of Emotional Intelligence. Most of his articles come out regularly through LinkedIn. Look him up! Here is one of his articles entitled Body Language Blunders That Can Make You Look Bad. It’s worth reading. Let’s examine each of the points he addresses in this … Continue reading Body Language Blunders that may Worsen Conflict
Hi All, I wanted to share this valuable article from Medium, authored by David Swan. Like me, many of you want to figure out how to resolve the ISIS issue, finding a solution to this growing terroristic network. David raises many good points, speaking frankly (of which we need more from everyone), from his own experiences. This article doesn’t necessarily answer the question of how to solve … Continue reading What Should We Do about ISIS?
Conflict Transformation & Ethical Guardianship 