¶ Intro / Opening
Welcome back to the show . I'm so honored that you've been listening to our recap this week of the Eureka County Sheriff's Department Leadership Conference up in Nevada .
It was a phenomenal week and I'm so appreciative of so many people that I met and fellowshiped with during that time that I met and fellowshiped with during that time and I'm hoping that you've listened to sort of the recaps we did this week . Each day of the week .
We sort of broke down each day so if you weren't there , you got some semblance of what we got to experience . Of course , you never can portray that in audio format like you could be in there , but I certainly hope it helped you and encouraged you and maybe you will consider in joining us there in 2025 and beyond .
But the day four recap is what this podcast is about and I taught day four and so it didn't make a lot of sense for me to do the recap and I'm so grateful for my friend John Kelly and Roland Klee , who got back to Florida and recorded this recap and sent this over for you . These guys , if you don't know them , you need to get to know them .
We've interviewed them both on the podcast . Of course , john Kelly and both Roland have their own websites and they do training and consulting and it's just incredible stuff , folks . I mean it's such a stuff , folks . I mean it's such a blessing to get to know men like this that are making such a huge impact .
And they , of course , blessed me by sending this over . They were very kind , they didn't have to be , but I'm certainly appreciative of them and I'm appreciative of you for listening .
Thank you for listening . Here's day four recap . Welcome to Courageous Leadership with Travis Yates , where leaders find the insights , advice and encouragement they need to lead courageously .
Hey folks , john Kelly here with Roland Clee helping out our dear friend Travis Yates on a summary of our 2024 Eureka Leadership Summit . Hey man , nice that we're back home
¶ Presentation by Travis Yates: A Review
, right , it was a hell of a trip getting out there . It was amazing yeah , it was an amazing trip . And , Roland , your thoughts on the guy who I guess he batted cleanup right On the fourth day , Mr Travis Yates ?
Yeah , he displayed greatness , I'd say he just really gave everything , left everything on the field . It was a wonderful presentation about leadership and you know it was what the conference was all about . It's like everything built up to what he eventually said . And you and I are no stranger to him .
Both of us have been through his book , Both of us have seen him on video , seen him speak in person before . But this time was really something special , Don't you agree ?
I like the way he tied everything in .
You know , sometimes you have somebody batting cleanup and they don't do a good job of really summarizing the event , and I thought that there were portions of his presentation that highlighted that Randy Sutton and Bob Bemis , that highlighted Tom Rizzo and myself and Wayne Ivey and he put his , really his classic touch on leadership and really what that means to the
individual and how that translates to the organization . I just I thought it was well done . How that translates to the organization . Um , I just I thought it was well done . And , um , I do take issue with his assessment that I do not have any survival skills out there in the wilderness .
Uh , I defended you . I don't know , you didn't defend me too loudly , my friend .
I'll just say this I uh uh naked and afraid I I .
I could probably last about five minutes , uh , but with that being said , man , special thanks right to Jesse Watts and Tyler Tyler Thomas and Jesse Watts .
What an amazing job that they and their staff right . We got to spend time with their staff on a daily basis . Man , what a great group of men and women out there , out there in God's country , doing some amazing things .
I'll leave you for the final word , my friend . Yeah , I never saw firsthand about bringing law enforcement to such a large area with such a small staff and these guys . They were enforcing an area the size of the state of Connecticut with about 14 deputies and doing that in shift .
So it really opened my eyes to it , just gave me new thoughts about our concepts of policing . But as far as leadership , you have to have different kind of leadership in that setting . So , getting to see folks from , we had some folks from Churchill County , some folks from Elko and all of these places very sparsely populated , but they still have .
They still have crime . They still have officer-involved shootings . They still have crime . They still have officer-involved shootings . They still have unattended deaths . They still have traffic accidents . They have some very spectacular traffic accidents in certain cases and they have fields of policing that we've never had to consider in the state of Florida .
So I just tip my hat to all those professionals that are out there doing the job in those areas .
Next time you hear , do more with less . Think about those folks out there that are doing 10 times more than we ever thought with a staff of 25 , right and the public loves them .
They really stand up and say , hey , we're going to be there for the public , and the public's reciprocated that their trust in them .
It was a wonderful trip . I would say for the listener keep your eyes open for 2025 . The Eureka County Sheriff's Office Leadership Summit under the leadership of Jesse Watts and Tyler Thomas two good eggs , man and Roland . It was a great time seeing you out there and I'm looking forward to our next adventure .
Travis Yates , my friend , we look to see you in the future and that is John Kelly and Roland Klee signing off . God bless , take care .
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