Artios Leadership

What are your principles? Have you given them much thought? In many organizations, especially law enforcement agencies, we don’t do a stellar job of training our first-line supervisors in leadership OR management. It is not fair to those who have been selected, but it is also not fair to the employees. You don’t want to get six months (or more) into a supervisory position only to discover that supervision is not something you want to do. Training supervisors in many agencies is a little like being put into a dark room, not being familiar with where things were, and trying our best to turn on the light. Many new supervisors are faced with those challenges—some have even been told, “you’ll learn it on the job.” But what if we were able to utilize a principles-based leadership training system to help smooth that transition? Leading through principles – and having the training, development, and organizational succession planning structure to support this effort -- is essential to givin...

I have written extensively on the value of mentoring, both as a mentor and a mentee ( here and here for Fraud Magazine and here for the ACFE Blog ). Throughout my career, my journey has been positively influenced by so many wonderful people—both through formal mentoring programs and informal mentors. One question I often get is about how a mentee can gain experience to be able to obtain the requisite knowledge and work history to gain a position in the fraud, investigation, or law enforcement profession. Some are from students who are looking for their first career position after college, while others are transitioning from one industry to another, or rejoining the workforce after having a family or helping older parents. Those who are in the field may be interested in moving into supervisory or leadership positions, which also come with different experiential requirements. This is where a mentoring relationship can be extraordinarily valuable; the mentor can be a sounding board...