Send us a text There may be nothing more weak than law enforcement leaders and organizations sitting back and not discussing the damage that Federal Intervention in local law enforcement is causing the profession and the communities that are served. In this episode, Dr. Travis Yates discusses the three decade history of what consent decrees have done to communities and what will occur in Phoenix if they permit this destructive reach by the Department of Justice. Here are some articles referenced...
Sep 30, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Send us a text In this episode, Dr. Travis Yates discusses the issue of females within the law enforcement profession and the role of leaders to ensure that they are treated fairly in a profession dominated by men. Join Our Tribe of Courageous Leaders: Get The Book Get Weekly Articles by Travis Yates Join Us At Our Website Get Our 'Courageous Leadership' Training Join The Courageous Police Leadership Alliance...
Sep 14, 2023•16 min•Ep. 29
Send us a text Law Enforcement continues to be plagued by poor and ineffective leadership. In today's episode, Dr. Travis Yates explores why this is happening and what each law enforcement professional can do today to reverse this troubling trend. For further information on how and why some choose to follow "The Playbook" rather than lead, you can read Travis' article on the subject here . Join Our Tribe of Courageous Leaders: Get The Book Get Weekly Articles by Travis Yates Join Us At Our Websi...
Aug 25, 2023•13 min•Ep. 28
Send us a text There is nothing new when it comes to leadership and over 200 years ago, a philosophy was set that can give tremendous benefit to law enforcement today. Today's episode features Sergeant Steve Sweeting who has applied the ancient philosophy of stoicism to modern day policing. Dr. Travis Yates speaks with Steve on how the virtues of stoicism can be applied to the law enforcement profession and leaders. Sergeant Sweeting is the founder of Street Stoic and has written an incredible b...
May 26, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Send us a text There is no greater example of the damage that cowardly leaders can do to a country, community, and the lives of law enforcement then what the Louisville Police Department did to Sergeant John Mattingly (ret.) in the aftermath of the Breonna Taylor death. Every aspect of what the public was told about this case was a lie and Sergeant John Mattingly went from fighting for his life after being shot in the line of duty to fighting for the safety of his family when the lies being told...
May 18, 2023•49 min•Ep. 26
Send us a text There is a high price to be paid for Courageous Leadership. Dr. Travis Yates is joined in this week's episode with Supervisory Deputy United States Marshal (ret.) Bobby Ledogar. In 2015, Bobby was stationed in the warrant task force on Long Island. He had appointed Dawn Mahoney, the sole female, to the task force previously and launched an investigation after Mahoney alleged that she was being harassed by other members of the unit. As the leader responsible for the unit, Ledogar r...
May 11, 2023•43 min•Ep. 25
Send us a text Dr. Travis Yates continues the discussion of law enforcement leadership making decisions based on emotions and feelings rather than actual facts. There may not be a better example than law enforcement organizations and police leadership banning the vascular neck restraints or moving this proven safe and effective technique to deadly force. In this episode, Travis speaks to retired law enforcement officer Joe Mech. Joe was a law enforcement officer for 29 years and was a certified ...
May 04, 2023•30 min•Ep. 24
Send us a text In this episode, Dr. Travis Yates speaks to former gang member Tommy Maynard who credits a series of encounters with law enforcement leaders for a life that he never thought he would have. Tommy went from a life of crime to helping others as a forensic expert with a specialty in mental illness. This is an episode that you can't miss. Tommy speaks about his mentor, Los Angeles County Commander Charles "Sid" Heal and the numerous other law enforcement professionals that helped him t...
Apr 17, 2023•54 min•Ep. 23
Send us a text If you have just found us or observed our principles, you may be wondering what exactly is Courageous Police Leadership and why are we promoting it. In this episode, Dr. Travis Yates discusses the early days of the seminar, the book, and what is coming to the program and philosophy of Courageous Police Leadership. You can find out more about Courageous Police Leadership and join other like minded leaders at the Courageous Police Leadership Alliance - www.cplalliance.org . Join Our...
Apr 13, 2023•24 min•Ep. 22
Send us a text "If you make a job impossible, good luck finding anyone willing to fo the job." Dr. Travis Yates - Courageous Police Leadership Alliance - www.cplalliance.org Law enforcement leaders continue to let the enemies of order and public safety place restrictions and expectations on the law enforcement profession that are impossible. The recent criminal charges against seven California Highway Patrol Officers is sadly one example of many where law enforcement is being held to a standard ...
Apr 10, 2023•20 min•Ep. 21
Send us a text It is Easter Weekend and this edition of the Courageous Police Leadership Podcast discusses the dangers that apathetic leadership has caused in the law enforcement profession. Travis portrays the decision by Pontius Pilate, the Governor of Rome from 26 to 37 AD., and his attempt to avoid the blame in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and how leaders today continue laying the blame on others while using apathy as an excuse. Join Our Tribe of Courageous Leaders: Get The Book Get Weekl...
Apr 09, 2023•19 min•Ep. 20
Send us a text There may not be a better example of Courageous Police Leadership than Minneapolis Lt. (ret.) Bob Kroll. Over three decades, Lt. Kroll policed, supervised, and managed within the Minneapolis Police Department and spent his last six years as the President of their Police Union. In the midst of failed leadership, Lt. Kroll maintained the principles of Courageous Police Leadership through his integrity, communication, and his anticipation of what needed to be addressed within the cit...
Apr 06, 2023•35 min•Ep. 19
Send us a text One of the most dangerous aspects of leadership is not being self aware. It is vital for any leader to ensure that they have built an environment that forces them to be self aware of how their decisions are impacting those around them. Travis Yates discusses what a "self-aware" leader is and how leaders can accomplish this important trait. Join Our Tribe of Courageous Leaders: Get The Book Get Weekly Articles by Travis Yates Join Us At Our Website Get Our 'Courageous Leadership' T...
Apr 04, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Send us a text In this episode, Travis Yates breaks down his recent seminar in Arizona and questions why agencies and leadership philosophies segregate ranks. The "Us versus Them" model of leadership training is not working in the law enforcement profession and it is time that it all changes. This is a must listen episode that just may change everything you thought you knew about law enforcement leadership. Join Our Tribe of Courageous Leaders: Get The Book Get Weekly Articles by Travis Yates Jo...
Mar 30, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Send us a text Following the tragedy at a Nashville Private School, the responding Nashville Police Officers are getting praise for their action. Indeed, their actions that stopped evil that day, were indeed heroic but as Travis Yates discusses, that is not unique to the law enforcement profession. Multiple leaders utilized an important Courageous Police Leadership Principle in the years leading up to that tragic event and that is the focus of this episode. Join Our Tribe of Courageous Leaders: ...
Mar 30, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Send us a text In this episode, Travis Yates discusses the issue of what higher education can do for law enforcement. Various studies indicate that a college educated police officer is preferred but should that really be the metric to a professional police officer? Travis will also discuss his recent journey going back to school along with some of the options that law enforcement professionals have if they are considering the same. Travis just returned from a week of training law enforcement lea...
Mar 28, 2023•27 min•Ep. 15
Send us a text Vascular Neck Restraints (VNR's) have not caused an in-custody death or serious injury in the past 50 years. Yet, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) considers it to be deadly force. Despite this contradiction of facts, the DOJ has recently used this IACP recommendation as part of the consent decree with the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department, which hasn't helped with any positive outcomes. This is just one example that shows how police chiefs across th...
Mar 11, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Send us a text Consent Decrees, imposed by the Department of Justice, have been ruining police agencies and communities for 30 years but leaders continue to voluntarily enter them without seemingly understanding the immediate danger they pose to the future of their agency and the community. Just this week, the DOJ announced a Consent Decree in Louisville along with an investigation in Memphis. Both of these high crime cities will soon be destroyed beyond disaster. In this episode, Dr. Travis Yat...
Mar 10, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Send us a text In this episode of the Courageous Leadership Podcast, Travis speaks to Chief Scott Hughes about the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and whether law enforcement leaders should trust professional organizations completely to steer their agencies. Chief Hughes recently asked the IACP President a question on social media and was blocked from further communication. Chief Hughes is a member of IACP and gives a balanced approach to how law enforcement leaders should u...
Mar 07, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Send us a text The most recent bad idea by cowardly leaders is to lower hiring standards for law enforcement. Travis Yates details the future of policing and the communities they serve if this continues and how Courageous Leaders can fight back on one of the most dangerous ideas that could ever come to the profession. Join Our Tribe of Courageous Leaders: Get The Book Get Weekly Articles by Travis Yates Join Us At Our Website Get Our 'Courageous Leadership' Training Join The Courageous Police Le...
Mar 04, 2023•27 min•Ep. 11
Send us a text Courageous Leaders are like unicorns. They are very rare but when you see one, it is amazing. While Madison Police Chief (ret.) Mike Koval is no unicorn, his leadership principles are a Master Class on what Courageous Police Leadership is. This is an episode that you must listen, embrace, and enact on a daily basis for the law enforcement profession to not only survive but thrive. Join Our Tribe of Courageous Leaders: Get The Book Get Weekly Articles by Travis Yates Join Us At Our...
Feb 28, 2023•37 min•Ep. 10
Send us a text Law Enforcement Leaders continue to blame everyone else for the problems in the profession. Whether it is recruiting, retention or crime rates, the blame being cast on politicians, activists or the defund the police movement simply gives cowardly leaders the excuse needed to continue their destruction of the profession. Travis Yates places the blame squarely on those within the profession and details exactly what choosing courage will do for the fine men and women behind the badge...
Feb 25, 2023•27 min•Ep. 9
Send us a text This episode of "Courageous Leadership with Travis Yates" features Brian Surber in a special Roundtable Discussion of various topics of the day. Brian has an extensive career in the criminal justice system including law enforcement and prosecution. His best selling book, "Injustice For All: The (Familiar) Fallacies of Criminal Justice Reform" exposes the cowardice from leaders outside of law enforcement and what it has done to society. This special Roundtable Discussion covers a v...
Feb 23, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 8
Send us a text In this episode, Travis Yates breaks down the major issues that agencies are getting wrong in law enforcement recruiting and offers actionable solutions to the recruiting crisis facing American Law Enforcement. Daniel Carr, an attorney and full time police officer, joins Travis to discuss the dangers of law enforcement leaders playing politics rather than leading courageously. Daniel discusses his writing endeavors with his " Police Law News " Substack and specifically his thought...
Feb 14, 2023•43 min•Ep. 7
Send us a text In this episode, Travis Yates discusses the importance of leaders and how they ensure that their followers remain healthy. According to Yates, leaders must begin to see their officers as athletes; an incredible resource and high value commodity for the agency and the community that they serve. Joining Travis is former police officer Scott Medlin who is inspiring and encouraging police officers to be fulfilled, and excel, by focusing on their personal wellbeing in order to survive ...
Feb 07, 2023•50 min•Ep. 6
Send us a text A core principle of Courageous Leadership is "Courageous Nobility." Without it, nothing else in leadership will matter and today this is exactly what the law enforcement needs. Regardless of what society believes, leaders must have a moral compass both in their life and on the job. It is only through the lens of character and integrity that leaders can make difficult decisions in the correct fashion. Sergeant Jeff Daukas is a current patrol sergeant with over twenty years of servi...
Jan 31, 2023•46 min•Ep. 5
Send us a text In this episode, Travis Yates breaks down the incident in Memphis and what has been missing in all the conversations about this horrific event. According to Yates, the author of "The Courageous Police Leader" what everyone is missing is that what happened in Memphis was a leadership problem. "If one of those officers was a leader, that never happens and that is exactly what every chief or sheriff should be asking themselves today. Maybe they’ve done the duty to intervene training ...
Jan 30, 2023•15 min•Ep. 4
Send us a text Law Enforcement Recruiting is in the middle of a crisis. If leaders don't change direction and embrace new concepts, the profession will die a slow and painful death. It is up to Courageous Leaders to fight the status quo and fix recruitment now. Doug Larsen is a former police officer that has a philosophy on recruiting that every leader needs to hear. His previous clients have even told him to slow down the recruits so they can keep up with the hiring process. If this sounds craz...
Jan 26, 2023•44 min•Ep. 3
Send us a text There may be no other issue that exposes cowardly leaders than the issue of the 'Thin Blue Line' Flag. In this episode, Travis Yates discusses why this issue should be a seminal moment in law enforcement leadership and why those in the profession should be concerned with any leader that is unable to defend a symbol marked with over 100 years of tradition and honor. You can read Travis' article on this issue here. Join Our Tribe of Courageous Leaders: Get The Book Get Weekly Articl...
Jan 20, 2023•24 min•Ep. 2
Send us a text There may not be a bigger enemy for the law enforcement profession than the corporate news media. Law Enforcement Leaders have traditionally been unwilling or incapable of responding to the daily threats that the media provides. In this episode, Dr. JC Chaix discusses the tactics that are being used against law enforcement and how leaders should be dealing with this formidable foe. Join Our Tribe of Courageous Leaders: Get The Book Get Weekly Articles by Travis Yates Join Us At Ou...
Jan 13, 2023•55 min•Ep. 1
