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Scott Silverii
- Dec 18, 2015
- 2 min
FIT@50 / week 40
FIT@50 / week 40 Big Shoes Facebook launches these memories and top posts apps along with other fun and invasive things every so often. I...
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Scott Silverii
- Dec 11, 2015
- 1 min
FIT@50 / week 39
FIT@50 / week 39 Let’s Walk The water in the background is Bayou Lafourche. Growing up in Cajun Country I swam in that bayou, paddled a...
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Scott Silverii
- Dec 9, 2015
- 2 min
Game Changers
Game Changers: What happened on April 20, 1999? Law enforcement may not recall the date, but we know the outcome. It’s when our patient...
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Scott Silverii
- Dec 5, 2015
- 2 min
The Donut and San Bernardino
The Donut and San Bernardino NOTE: I originally wrote this for my Facebook page, which has since gone viral across the web. I wanted to...
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Scott Silverii
- Aug 12, 2015
- 1 min
Chief Scott Silverii, PhD Announces Retirement
Hi All, It’s official – I’m retiring from law enforcement on August 28, 2015. I tried to think of an introspective post about bringing a...
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Scott Silverii
- Apr 16, 2015
- 1 min
Hug a Police Dispatcher – Do it today
This week honors Emergency Dispatchers – the life lines who answer frantic 9-1-1 calls, dispatches officers to the scene and records the...
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Scott Silverii
- Apr 2, 2015
- 1 min
It’s My Anniversary:
It’s My Anniversary: This has been a banner year for me. Within weeks of celebrating my 50th birthday, I’m now blessed with my 25th...
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Scott Silverii
- Feb 28, 2015
- 4 min
Why are police funerals good for the profession?
Last month I visited the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, DC. I stood over the granite wall with the carvings of more...
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Scott Silverii
- Jan 15, 2015
- 2 min
TPD Celebrated 3rd Annual Blue Summit
“We are a shining example to the nation that you can combine compassion and policing to achieve great things.” Those are the words heard...
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Scott Silverii
- Dec 21, 2014
- 1 min
To my civilian friends: I’m sorry
To my civilian friends: I’m sorry. I’m sorry you have to worry about my brother & sister law enforcement officers and me. I’m sorry...
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Scott Silverii
- Dec 9, 2014
- 3 min
Crucibles of Leadership (part 4)
In our interviews, we heard many other stories of crucible experiences. Take Jack Coleman, 78-year-old former president of Haverford...
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Scott Silverii
- Dec 2, 2014
- 8 min
Crucibles of Leadership (part 3)
Geeks and Geezers We didn’t set out to learn about crucibles. Our research for this article and for our new book, Geeks and Geezers, was...
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Scott Silverii
- Nov 27, 2014
- 3 min
“If Not Us, Who?”
My heart weighs heavy in this week before the important decisions contemplated by a civilian grand jury in another state. After nearly 25...
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Scott Silverii
- Nov 25, 2014
- 2 min
Us versus Them | A Ferguson Outcome
Us versus Them: Sunday I shared the burden on my spirit in anticipation of the grand jury decision, “If Not Us, Who?”...
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Scott Silverii
- Nov 25, 2014
- 5 min
Crucibles of Leadership (part 2)
Learning From Difference A crucible is, by definition, a transformative experience through which an individual comes to a new or an...
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Scott Silverii
- Nov 18, 2014
- 4 min
Crucibles of Leadership (part 1)
What makes a leader As lifelong students of leadership, we are fascinated with the notion of what makes a leader. Why is it that certain...
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Scott Silverii
- Oct 13, 2014
- 1 min
FITx50 \ week 12 – SPECIAL EDITION
Warrior Dash DASHED Fitness Benchmark #1 has been met. This weekend was the Warrior Dash in St. Francisville, La. Our team of...
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Scott Silverii
- Sep 24, 2014
- 1 min
Thumbs Up to positive policing
Officers choose their morale. Everyone has a personal life, just make sure you check it at the Squad Room door. The public we serve...
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Scott Silverii
- Sep 19, 2014
- 2 min
FITx50 | Wk 9
Monkey See. Monkey Do Seems after nine weeks the theme of Cops-n-Kilts has turned into Kids-n-Kilts. The kiddo not only loves his Boston...
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