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What are hard skills alone insufficient for?

Critical soft skills

Building leadership habits

Technical and tactical competencies

Inspiring people to contribute their best (correct)

What does the book 'Leader Armor' provide, according to the text?

Practical wisdom for building leadership habits (correct)

A critique of the lack of resources for police departments

Formal training for first-line police leaders

Technical and tactical competencies for police work

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a memory aid provided in the book?

LEAD THEM (correct)

F-U

SPEAR

LEAD ME

Who are the 'makers or breakers' of a police department's culture?

First-line police leaders Signup and view all the answers

What is placing more public pressure and scrutiny on police than any time in the past fifty years?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the most powerful aspect of Leader Armor, according to the text?

The sincerity and practical guidance provided in the book Signup and view all the answers

What is essential to one's growth as a leader?

Learning from the experiences of others Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest about leaders with decades of experience?

They may still suck at leading Signup and view all the answers

What is the school of hard knocks for leadership?

Personal experience Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest about ivory tower theories in leadership?

They often fall flat in the real world Signup and view all the answers

What do the most successful leaders do?

Learn from other's so they do not make those same mistakes Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of calls to 'defund the police' according to the text?

It increased attrition and damaged morale. Signup and view all the answers

What did the author say about making split-second life and death calls?

The author had to rely on sergeants to make the right decisions in highly ambiguous and deadly situations. Signup and view all the answers

What does the text say is the key to achieving excellence in policing?

Building the right culture and having leaders who pull others up. Signup and view all the answers

What does the text say about the culture that leaders build in peacetime?

It is the same culture they take into dangerous, high-stress situations. Signup and view all the answers

What does the text say about the relationship between leaders and those they lead?

Leaders should never expect those they lead to 'pay it back' for the support they receive. Signup and view all the answers