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Rank Doesn’t Lead Podcast
"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.
"That Starts With Me": What a Tough Cowboys Loss Taught Me About Owning It
Keith Clicque, a Cowboys fan having a rough season, finds an unexpected leadership lesson in Brian Schottenheimer’s “that starts with me” after a tough loss. He looks at why repeated mistakes are a leadership problem first, how to credit effort while still naming the problem, and why owning it only counts when a plan follows.
I Recognized the Fabric: Closing the Loop for the People Who Do the Quiet Work
A church sewing group in Ohio spent two decades making sleeping bags, and one volunteer finally saw where they ended up when she recognized the fabric on a shelter cot. Keith Clicque reflects on the quiet work officers do that they almost never see land, and how leaders can close that loop for their people.
The Handoff Is the Job: Charleston's Chief Transition
Charleston, West Virginia, just handed its police department from retiring Chief Scott Dempsey to longtime deputy chief Jason Webb, and the transition shows what real succession planning looks like. In this episode, we cover three lessons for public safety and hospital security leaders, plus practical steps you can take this week to build your bench and earn trust before you need it.