Category: Verbal Defense & Influence

Law Enforcement, Mediation, Public Safety, Surviving Verbal Conflict, Uncategorized, VDI, Verbal Defense & Influence, Verbal Judo, William Ury

Our Responsibility as Global Human Beings

  Hi All, I recommend this article to all contact professionals.  Whether you are a law enforcement officer, mediator, healthcare professional, politician, or trainer in conflict management/resolution/transformation, you will gain much from this interview with the inimitable author, anthropologist, and negotiation expert, William Ury.  Go here for the interview. William speaks in this interview about the power of the mediator, as witness and catalyst, to … Continue reading Our Responsibility as Global Human Beings

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Gary Klugiewicz, Harry P. Dolan, Healthcare, Law Enforcement, Surviving Verbal Conflict, SVC, Uncategorized, VDI, Verbal Defense & Influence, Vistelar

Hypervigilance & Ethical Intervention with a Utah Nurse

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

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Conflict Management, Dr. George Thompson, Ethical Protector, Harry P. Dolan, International Relations, Jack Hoban, Law Enforcement, Leadership, Media, Policeman, Policewoman, Service, Uncategorized, VDI, Verbal Defense & Influence

Rollcall Wisdom – Guardians of the Peace

    Hi All! Here continues the Rollcall Wisdom featuring Chief Harry Dolan. Please see this video below wherein Chief Harry Dolan, former Raleigh, NC Police Chief, speaks about the essential definition of a Law Enforcement Officer.  It is his opinion of this definition, and it is one with which I wholeheartedly agree. There is still an ongoing debate where Law Enforcement Officers make arguments … Continue reading Rollcall Wisdom – Guardians of the Peace

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Harry P. Dolan, Uncategorized, VDI, Verbal Defense & Influence

Rollcall Wisdom – The 24 Hour Rule

Hi All, Please see below this outstanding video teaching wherein Chief Harry Dolan speaks about the value of the 24-Hour Rule. I have personally used this rule, and seen for myself how using it can increase your professionalism, decrease unnecessary stress, and avoid saying or doing things which later can prove to be emotionally or legally problematic.  It is a very practical rule which will … Continue reading Rollcall Wisdom – The 24 Hour Rule

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Ethical Protector, Tactical, Training, Uncategorized, Use of Force, VDI, Verbal Defense & Influence

Bystander rushes to aid shot Ky. Officer

Hi Everyone! Please see this article over at Police.com. It shows an altercation between a man stopped for a traffic stop and a Police Officer.  The man ended up shooting the Officer several times, wounding him in the arm. Watch the video.  It’s the Officer body camera.  Listen to the interaction. I’m less concerned about the tactics involved (though do pay attention to the relatively … Continue reading Bystander rushes to aid shot Ky. Officer

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Gary Klugiewicz, Uncategorized, VDI, Verbal Defense & Influence

Positive Public Safety: 5 Lines Every Public Safety Professional Can Use to Keep the Peace

Hi Everyone! Please see below this very nice video from Gary Klugiewicz at Vistelar.  He describes 5 lines every Public Safety Professional can use to keep the peace. Note the intentional, skillful use of language and respect that he describes, all of which will minimize conflict, and maximize your opportunities to generate in the other person voluntary compliance, cooperation, or collaboration. Vistelar offers the very … Continue reading Positive Public Safety: 5 Lines Every Public Safety Professional Can Use to Keep the Peace

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Gary Klugiewicz, Healthcare, Uncategorized, VDI, Verbal Defense & Influence, Violence in Healthcare

Violence Against Healthcare Workers

Hi All, Please see this post over at the Vistelar blog. It references a Radio Health Journal audio post regarding violence against healthcare workers. I have worked in law enforcement, and then later, in healthcare security management.  I have seen the atmosphere in hospitals change dramatically in the last approximate 5 years.  At one time, violence in a hospital was relatively rare. People treated hospitals … Continue reading Violence Against Healthcare Workers

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Islam, Social Contract, Sufism, Uncategorized, VDI, Verbal Defense & Influence, Verbal Judo, Vistelar

Sufism (The Good Guys): An Antidote to ISIS?

Hi All, In Verbal Defense & Influence (VDI), we speak about the importance of the social contract of a group of people, whether this group is a family, an organization, or even a nation.  When I study social contracts, what becomes evident is that, in nations, social contracts are overturned, sometimes by necessity, to save lives and to improve the quality of everyone’s life. ISIS is … Continue reading Sufism (The Good Guys): An Antidote to ISIS?

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Gary Klugiewicz, Media, Public Safety, Social Contract, Uncategorized, VDI, Verbal Defense & Influence, Vistelar

Keeping Yourself and Others Safe

Hi Everyone.  I’m reblogging an outstanding post by none other than Gary Klugiewicz from Vistelar.  Go over to the high quality Vistelar blog and read this article, entitled, Keeping Yourself and Others Safe.   Gary shares a great article which raises so many points about the public, about Public Safety officials, about media, and about our overall social contract. Go there and check it out.  Let … Continue reading Keeping Yourself and Others Safe

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Dave Young, Gary Klugiewicz, Tactical, Uncategorized, Verbal Defense & Influence, Vistelar

Origins of Vistelar Tactical Training

Hi All, Please go over to the high quality Vistelar blog to read this great post by Allen Oelschlaeger.  In this post, entitled, Origins of Vistelar Tactical Training, Allen describes the wealth of experience which both Gary Klugiewicz and Dave Young bring to Vistelar’s variety of tactical training options.  With their expert and diverse experience, the tactical training programs of Vistelar continue to evolve. Vistelar offers over … Continue reading Origins of Vistelar Tactical Training

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