There's always more to the story, and police officer body-worn cameras have been revealing the truth more and more frequently. What we're finding, however, is that crisis is inevitable. How we respond to the crisis makes all the difference. In this episode, Jonathan talks about Melissa Agnes' Crisis Ready™ Formula for managing controversial issues, and points out that humility is a key leadership ingredient for building trust and relationships with the community even when the video evidence reveals justified actions.

Mentoring is a form of development where one person invests time, effort, and their experience in assisting the growth and ability of another person. Jonathan explains that mentoring could be the key to shaping the heart and character of officers towards an enduring and more positive legacy in law enforcement. In this episode, Jonathan outlines six action steps to create successful mentoring relationships as presented in the book One Minute Mentoring by Ken Blanchard and Claire Diaz-Ortiz.

Adam Davis is an author and speaker who uses his experience as a law enforcement officer to offer hope and encouragement to others who continue to serve.  In this episode, Jonathan speaks with Adam about his journey into and out of law enforcement, the reason officers need to prepare spiritually for the challenges they will face on the job, and his newest 365-day devotional Behind the Badge.

In 1942, the British "V-Force" was a group of stay-behind troops in Burma that were assigned to harass, sabotage, and ambush the Japanese forces if they invaded India. In this episode, Jonathan talks about "V-Force" leadership - 4 critical traits, without which your leadership as a police supervisor will be constantly sabotaged and ambushed by low morale, bad decisions, and unloyal troops.

The law enforcement profession is at a place of dis-ease, a place of disconnect with certain segments of our society, but we don't quite know what to do.  In this episode, Jonathan suggests that real growth and change can begin with this one not-so-simple leadership exercise challenge. It comes at the point of intersection of several recent conversations on the identity crisis in law enforcement, learning to effectively communicate, and leadership. Are you willing to take the challenge?

Michelle Moon is a police wife whose hope is to educate and raise awareness about the important roles marriage and family play in managing critical incident stress and other work-related stress in law enforcement. In this episode, she talks with Jonathan about seven very practical tips that will equip and assist spouses in supporting their officer through critical incident stress.

Our words have power.  Learning to use them effectively can improve our marriages, interpersonal relationships, and police-community interactions.  In this episode, Jonathan talks about the power of our words and provides a very practical process for filtering what we are about to say.  Is it true, is it necessary, and is it kind?

Every year in May, thousands of officers and survivors journey to our nation's capital for National Police Week where we honor those who have died the previous year in the line of duty. In this episode, Jonathan talks about the foundational view of service in this profession as being a calling, the sacrifice that sometimes accompanies the calling, and offers tribute to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

Are we law enforcement or peace officers?  Is there a difference?  How can we bring peace to our communities when we don't truly know or understand peace?  In this episode, Jonathan continues the discussion on the identity crisis in our profession by talking with Pastor, Chaplain, and decorated Law Enforcement veteran Ryan Dunlap, the founder of the 12 initiative, who talks about identity and understanding our purpose.  He discusses being hardened vs strong, legal vs moral, and skillset vs mindset to present a new paradigm for service.

Financial Cop Nick Daugherty is back talking with us about the next steps towards financial wellness. In this episode, he builds upon the initial steps of budgeting and eliminating debt by discussing emergency savings funds, the importance of having a will, and the basics of life insurance. Nick retired from the Grand Prairie, TX Police Department where he continues to serve as a Reserve Officer.  After working to eliminate over $80,000 in consumer debt, he was introduced to Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover Program.  He later became a Master Financial Coach, and has taught thousands of First Responders his "Building Financial Strength" Course.