ICLD 2.10 Start With Why – Command Academy

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Module Overview

This module is a summary of the book, “Start with Why, How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action”, by Simon Sinek. The module is designed to utilize insights provided within the book to give students information that will assist them in effectively leading their employees and agencies. Although the book may come across as a book for those in sales and marketing, the reality is that law enforcement is like running a business where we serve and protect. Understanding the ‘why’, will enable us as leaders to create an atmosphere of being proactive in everything we do.

Module Objectives

Upon successful completion of this module students should be able to:

Understand the importance of focusing on the Why versus the What and the How to lead more effectively.
Clearly understand the differences between Manipulation and Inspiration and how they affect leadership outcomes.
Understand why starting with Why leads to creative leadership and proactive decision-making.

Required Textbook: Sinek, S. (2011). Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. New York: Penguin Group.

Instructor: Lt. Col. Wellington Scott is a graduate of North Carolina State University’s Administrative Officer’s Management Program and an honorary member of Alpha Phi Sigma National Criminal Justice Honor Society. He was a member of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol for 28 years and retired as the Deputy Commander in 2013. He directed the North Carolina State Highway Patrol’s First Line Supervisors School where he developed curriculum and provided instruction for newly promoted First Line Supervisors.

Lieutenant Colonel Scott served as a Troop Commander, Unit Commander in Charge of Promotion and Performance Management, Director of Support Services, Director of Professional Standards, Director of Field Operations, and Deputy Commander of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. He received Specialized Instructor Certifications in Defensive Tactics, Fitness Specialist and Biomechanics, Verbal Judo, and Performance Management Instructor Training from Developmental Dimensions International.

Lieutenant Colonel Scott is a contract instructor for the University of Tennessee Law Enforcement Innovation Center and the Central Piedmont Community College – Public Safety Leadership Institute. He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Association of Field Training Officers, and is an Honorary member of Alpha Phi Sigma National Criminal Justice Honor Society. Lieutenant Colonel Scott now serves as the Chief Operating Officer for the International Academy of Public Safety and is a co-author of the book, Moral Compass for Law Enforcement Professionals.