Instructions:
- Post a new discussion related to the topics covered in this module. Your post needs to provide specific lessons learned with examples from this module helping you enhance your leadership capacity at work.
- After posting your discussion, review posts provided by other students in the class and reply to at least one of them.
One Comment
Having a life outside of public safety is critical to surviving this career. This lesson provided some good strategies and ways to engage outside of work. I strongly believe that having relationships with people outside of the field is essential to staying firmly planted in reality and being less cynical. I also think engaging with neighbors and community members in our own community (not just at work) can help foster positive relationships between the public and law enforcement. I’m also a big proponent of volunteering a couple times a year to give back and remember why we do the jobs we do.
I also thought Stockman’s Time/Life model was interesting:
1. Leisure activity
2. Growth and development
3. Physical fitness
4. Work
5. Family
6. Survival activity
7. Community involvement
I think all of these things are important to have a well-rounded life. It’s especially important in the shift work world to carve time out for these different pieces to make sure we have good balance.