Guests: Dr. Rob Elkington and Les Sylven
- 17 January 2024
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Can law enforcement rise to the challenge of reforming policing with new styles of leadership? Dr. Rob Elkington and Les Sylven discuss policing challenges and offer some surprising solutions that any leader of a high-stress workforce will find extremely useful!
Here’s what Rob, Les, and host Maureen Metcalf cover:
- Why almost all law enforcement leaders have faced trauma – and how it can help them better serve their teams;
- How soft-skills like mindfulness are just as important as hard skills like firearms training; and
- If your mission is to serve and protect, servant leadership makes a lot more sense than old-school top-down management.
Rob Elkington, Ph.D., currently resides in Canada, where he serves as Assistant Professor at Trent University Faculty of Business & Master of Management Program. Rob is the co-founder and CEO of Global Leadership Initiatives, Inc., which exists to “develop excellence in leadership globally.”
Les Sylven is a Leadership Studies Ph.D. candidate in the Faculty of Education at the University of Victoria. His doctoral research project explores police leadership with senior Canadian police officers who regularly practice meditation and mindfulness. Les was a police officer in Canada for over 30 years. In 2020, Les was awarded the title of Officer of the Order of Merit (O.O.M) of the Police Forces by the Governor General of Canada.