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Here's a list of reading resources. I’ll start with my own. They’re specific for law enforcement, the result of years of training, research and time on the street. And they’re all in electronic form so you can order with your credit card and be reading in minutes.

So Now You’re a Sergeant: Making the Transition to Supervisory Rank is about the crucial transition from officer or deputy to sergeant. It will help you avoid the pitfalls that trap so many new supervisors in a flawed leadership style and can result in career-killing mistakes. It will help you get the most out of your transition to your new position.
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How to Talk to People Who Work for You About Their Performance: A Law Enforcement Supervisor's Guide helps supervisors understand one of their most important jobs and the one they hate the most — talking to people about performance. This is a great book for anyone responsible for a group, good for new supervisor training and excellent as a reader for a promotional exam.
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The Supervisory Training Support Kit is an e-package that includes the two books I’ve just described, plus all that materials to help you provide supervisory skills training in your agency. At just $49.95 it's one of the great bargains in law enforcement training today.
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Here are the books I’ve mentioned on this site, along with a few others. They’re listed in no particular order. I’ve placed an asterisk (*) next to those books that I think are must-reads for anyone concerned with law enforcement leadership.

Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge by Warren G. Bennis and Burt Nanus

Geeks and Geezers by Warren G. Bennis and Robert J. Thomas

Leading Minds: An Anatomy Of Leadership by Howard Gardner

Crusade in Europe by Dwight D. Eisenhower

At Ease: Stories I Tell to Friends by Dwight D. Eisenhower

*Nineteen Stars: A Study in Military Character and Leadership by Edgar Puryear

Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War by William Manchester

*Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ by Daniel Goleman

Peak Performance: Mental Training Techniques of the World's Greatest Athletes by Charles A. Garfield

*The Art of Managing People by Tony Alessandra

Common Sense Supervision: A Handbook for Success As a Supervisor by Roger Fulton

There's also a page in the Law Enforcement part of my Web site that deals with some online resources.

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