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"They Hopped the Fence to Play": What a Pickup Soccer Game Teaches Leaders About Trust
Two Suffolk County (N.Y.) police officers pulled up to a night pickup soccer game, and the teens figured they were about to be sent home. Instead, the officers hopped the fence and joined the game, and the video passed eighteen million views. Keith Clicque looks at why people brace for what they expect from us, why presence isn’t the same as approachability, and why what gets recognized gets repeated.
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"They Hopped the Fence to Play": What a Pickup Soccer Game Teaches Leaders About Trust
Two Suffolk County officers pulled up to a night soccer game and the teens expected to be sent home. Instead, the officers joined in. What it teaches leaders about trust, presence and noticing the small moments.
The Handoff Is the Job: What Charleston's Chief Transition Teaches About Succession
Charleston, W.Va., handed its police department from a retiring chief to a longtime deputy without missing a step. Three succession lessons for public safety leaders.
I Recognized the Fabric: Closing the Loop for the People Who Do the Quiet Work
An Ohio church group sewed sleeping bags for twenty years, and one volunteer finally saw where they landed. What it means for leaders of people who do quiet work.