Episode 942: The Correlation Between Inactivity & Poor Leadership w/ Cpt. Kory Flowers

Street Cop Podcast

Street Cop Training

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4.9 • 933 Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 942 of the Street Cop Podcast, host Dennis Benigno, Founder and CEO of Street Cop Training, and Street Cop instructor Ely Alfonso sit down with Cpt. Kory Flowers to dive deep into the nuances of leadership within law enforcement. This episode is packed with insights on transitioning roles, peer support, and what truly defines great leadership.

Kory shares his recent life changes and reflects on his experiences with training and leadership. Discover his thoughts on effectively transitioning roles and the importance of peer support, as well as anecdotes of poor leadership that serve as crucial lessons. Kory also discusses the troubling correlation between inactivity and poor leadership.

Timestamps:

00:00:00:00 - 00:01:02:13 Teaser 00:01:02:13 - 00:02:11:22 Intro 00:02:11:22 - 00:07:15:03 Recent changes in Kory’s life 00:07:15:03 - 00:10:40:24 Kory’s thoughts on effectively transitioning roles & peer support 00:10:40:24 - 00:13:15:00 On the front lines of training 00:13:15:00 - 00:16:27:02 The essential qualities of great leadership 00:16:27:02 - 00:26:44:11 Anecdotes of horrible leaders 00:26:44:11 - 00:36:02:03 The correlation between inactivity and poor leadership 00:36:02:03 - 00:39:59:03 Officers reviewing their superiors 00:39:59:03 - 00:41:58:13 Outro

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0:00.0	Yesterday's home runs don't count in today's game. How about that?
0:03.0	Yesterday, two decades ago, none of that is relevant to right now.
0:07.0	Our profession changes like drastically about every five or six years.
0:11.0	You know, so if you're not staying up to speed and relevant,
0:14.1	then you're ineffective at the least
0:16.6	and you may actually be counterproductive to the mission
0:19.3	and to morale.
0:20.4	I think as a boss, whether that's the first line boss, you know, an exo or a commander,
0:24.6	like if you outwork your folks, you actually don't have to preach, let's go to them, right?
0:29.4	Because honestly, like if you're out there working as harder harder than they are
0:33.1	75% of them or so are going to follow you out of pride and the other 25% will follow you
0:37.6	out of shame because they don't want to get out work.
0:39.2	Either way it's fun I believe always like you don't have to play fair but you got to win and so if I can get a little four knowledge that will set me up for for success like I will gladly you know gladly take that great point. you're trying to be a street cop. Hey guys, welcome this episode of the street cop
1:04.0	training podcast, your host, founder, and CEO of street cop training.
1:06.0	My name is Dennis, but you know what, we have quite a few guests today.
1:09.0	Everybody's honest to God, Corey, everybody's favorite guest.
1:13.6	And when I run into people, they're like,
1:15.0	the Corey Flowers Podcast, the Captain Flowers Podcast,
1:18.0	they are a crowd favorite,
1:22.0	and that's why we're trying to bring more to you and I got to give
1:23.7	credit to do. Ellie Alfonso in the studio today as well. Fantastic to have her here.
1:29.2	She brings a whole slew of good stuff to the table. Really, really thankful to have her on the team and she's been a god-sent, both of you have.
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