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Elevate Your Call To Service

Elevate Your Call to Service is a Law Enforcement podcast that provides tips, tools and resources to help law enforcement professionals become stronger leaders and succeed at work and in life. Over the last several years, we’ve lost a lot of good law enforcement leaders.

Podcast · By Michael McIntosh · English · Official site

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Sep 22, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 22, 2026

    Leadership Shouldn’t Be Left to Chance: Preparing Law Enforcement Leaders Before Promotion (opens the original)

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    What happens when a promotional opportunity opens—and you realize you haven’t prepared enough people to step into leadership? A good employee does not automatically become a prepared supervisor. Yet too often, leadership development begins only after someone applies for promotion—or after they’ve already earned the rank. In Episode 68, Mike and Cathy explore what public-safety organizations can do differently. They discuss the difference between identifying potential and intentionally developing

  2. Episode · Sep 8, 2026

    Beyond words on a wall: How leaders give work meaning (opens the original)

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    Your mission and vision shouldn’t be just words on a wall. They should help people understand why their work matters and what they’re helping build. In this episode of *Elevate Your Call to Service*, Mike and Cathy McIntosh explore how leaders turn mission and vision into something employees can actually see, understand, and experience. Cathy brings the organizational perspective: why people want to contribute to something meaningful and why simply having a mission statement isn’t enough. Mike b

  3. Episode · Aug 25, 2026

    Leadership, Empathy & Accountability: The Connection That Builds Trust (opens the original)

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    What does emotional intelligence actually look like in leadership—and can you lead with empathy without sacrificing accountability? In Part 2 of our conversation with Karen Collins Rice, co-founder of Heroes Active Bystandership Training and architect of Trust-Centered Leadership, we explore why the human side of leadership is essential to building strong, adaptable organizations. Karen challenges leaders to think beyond managing the crisis of the day and consider a larger responsibility: **stew

  4. Episode · Aug 11, 2026

    Police Culture Starts with First-Line Leaders (opens the original)

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    What if the people with the greatest influence on your organization’s culture aren’t sitting at the executive table? In Part One of our conversation with leadership expert Karen Collins Rice, we explore the powerful role first-line leaders—especially sergeants and field training officers—play in shaping police culture. They are often the people teaching new employees what is valued, what is tolerated, and “how things are done around here,” whether that culture is being taught intentionally or no

  5. Episode · Jul 28, 2026

    How To Build Trust As A Leader And Strengthen Your Team (opens the original)

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    How to Build Trust as a Leader and Strengthen Your Team | Featuring Matt Davis of True Bold Leadership Trust isn't built by a title—it’s earned through consistent leadership. In this episode of Elevate Your Call to Service, Mike and Cathy McIntosh welcome Matt Davis, founder of True Bold Leadership, to discuss why trust is the foundation of every high-performing team. Drawing from his experience as a law enforcement lieutenant and leadership coach, Matt shares practical strategies leaders can us

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