Part One: LeadershipDLtheory and practice1: Policing in England and Wales and the purpose of this book2: Exploring the concept of leadership3: Leadership and team work4: Valuing, protecting and enhancing public esteem5: The College of PolicingDLethics, leadership standards, competence and values, and decision making6: Stress management and long Covid-19 considerations7: Treating people equally8: Valuing diversity9: Dealing with unethical behaviours and workplace ineffectiveness sometimes without obvious causes10: Planning11: Delegation12: Problem solving13: Coaching skills14: Leaders as agents of change (change management)15: Motivation16: Misconduct and discipline17: CommunicationsDLgeneral discussion18: CommunicationsDLinterpersonal skills19: Positive communicationsDLassertiveness20: Communications - modes of behaviour and transactional analysis21: CommunicationsDLfeedback22: CommunicationsDLbriefing skills23: CommunicationsDLdebriefing skills24: CommunicationsDLinfluencing skills25: Influencing skillsDLreport writing26: Meeting skills27: Self-development for the leader and encouraging leadership skills in othersPart Two: LeadershipDLcompetence checklists (toolkit)Checklist 1DLLeader's leadership skillsChecklist 2DLLeader's team skills Checklist 3DLLeader's team auditChecklist 4DLLeader's valuing, protecting and enhancing public esteemChecklist 5DLThe College of PolicingDLleader's Code of EthicsChecklist 6DLThe College of PolicingDLleadership standardsChecklist 7DLLeader's Competency and Values FrameworkChecklist 8DLLeader's National Decision ModelChecklist 9DLLeader's stress and long-Covid considerationsChecklist 10DLLeader's dealing with unethical behaviours and workplace ineffectiveness sometimes without obvious causesChecklist 11DLLeader's treating people equallyChecklist 12DLLeader's valuing diversityChecklist 13DLLeader's planningChecklist 14DLLeader's planning SMART objectivesChecklist 15DLLeader's delegationChecklist 16DLLeader's problem solvingChecklist 17DLLeader's problem solving: brainstormingChecklist 18DLLeader's coaching skillsChecklist 19DLLeader's change managementChecklist 20DLLeader's motivation skillsChecklist 21DLLeader's misconduct and disciplineChecklist 22DLLeader's communication skillsChecklist 23DLLeader's interpersonal skillsChecklist 24DLLeader's assertiveness skillsChecklist 25DLLeader's modes of behaviour and transactional analysisChecklist 26DLLeader's communications feedbackChecklist 27DLLeader's briefing skillsChecklist 28DLLeader's debriefing skillsChecklist 29DLLeader's influencing skillsChecklist 30DLLeader's report-writing skillsChecklist 31DLLeader's meeting skillsChecklist 32DLLeader's self-development skills for self and others.