The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP) has published an article from our founder, Thomas Lemmer, in the Summer 2022 issue of Command Magazine. The article is entitled, Introduction to the Eight Levels of Supervisory Engagement. The article is a follow-up to the executive training Lemmer conducted for ILACP members, at their annual conference held in April 2022, on his supervisory engagement model. The article begins with an exchange Lemmer had with an uninspiring sergeant early in his career. Of this interaction, he remarked: “I have worked in public safety positions for forty years, of which more than 34 years were with the Chicago Police Department (CPD), including nearly a quarter of a century as a supervisor. I remain inspired by that day’s vivid example of what supervisory excellence does not look like.” Lemmer advises that just as what police officers do matters: “What we do as police supervisors and executives matters as well.” To this end, his model also provides 19 separate leadership response strategies to be used in fostering an environment of supervisory excellence within law enforcement. [Click the link below to read more.]
