TBO update

[TheBadOne]

I forgot to post on this board when I put out an update thread a while back on some of the boards I've participated in. Things are good, and the big change since I was regularly posting here is I am now the Chief of Police for my agency.

Happy holidays and wishes for a great new year.

TBO

[skeet]

Wow. Now you only have to do one thing. Try to find the time for the things you used to do that were fun. Congratulations... I think! Now, you also have to find a little humanity in the job which is hard to do sometimes. Tough to be in charge. Good luck

[Aim to maim]

Congratulations. I recommend you reflect DAILY on any bad supervisors you may have had on the way up, and vow to be as different from them as humanly possible.

[TheBadOne]

Thanks for the kind thoughts.

TBO

[popplecop]

Congradulations. There will be days you wish that you were a field officer again, but hang in there. One thing about being Chief it changes who can help or hinder a program, good luck with budgets. Only advice I can give, is to make sure that you delegate authority when appropiate. Don't micro-manage. Best of luck in your new position.

[Hawkeye6]

Congratualtions! Hope you enjoy it and that you continue to grow in your profession. Leadership is a challenging role to fill. Much different from being a "doer".

Be wary of driving the wedge deeper between the police and the citizens who you serve and protect.