Inclusive Leadership with Michael Bogan

In this episode of Bluegrass Beat, Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT) Administrative Division Director Michael Bogan and host Critley King-Smith talk about inclusive leadership, what it means, how to implement it and build better working relationships within an agency to grow productivity and lead by example.

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Situational Leadership with Ed Lingenfelter

In this episode of Bluegrass Beat, Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT) Instructor Ed Lingenfelter and host Critley King-Smith discuss the Situational Leadership Theory that was created in 1969 by Ken Blanchard and Paul Hersey at The Center for Leadership Studies, and how the method has been adapted and taught to law enforcement at DOCJT since 1998.

During the podcast, Lingenfelter gives law enforcement and dispatch professionals a summary of the course and ways to start incorporating Situational Leadership in their work and life, starting today.

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Introducing the Bluegrass Beat

Host and Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training Public Information Officer Critley King-Smith is joined by Public Information Supervisor Kelly Foreman to introduce the Bluegrass Beat podcast. The pair discuss the podcast’s focus on topics important to law enforcement and telecommunicators, such as training, technology, work/life balance, leadership and more.

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