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Leadership Principles of the Warrior (Part 3)
individuality.

A differentiated style of leadership invites deeper thinking. Being an example to others means a discerning and
insightful countenance, which shares the value of experience and knowledge acquired. Again, how does one
realistically lead, train, demonstrate, instruct or otherwise impart their “expertise” to others, if they have never
experienced real-world interactions and application? One can easily pontificate and prevaricate the spin of their
pundit perspective from behind a desk.
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A Leaders are sometimes difficult to categorize in terms of the typical typologies of “leadership”. They are unique

P personalities, of which, other are often resentful, critical and fearful. For the self-evolving, differentiated and
creative mentor to subordinates, they are of their own making. As such, leaders patiently observe and listen to
I their environment, wherever that happens to be. Calmly, they wait for each moment to unfold, as one who can
T hear the echo of what needs to be heard.

A Ascending higher, the leader works to reconstruct from the inside out, with no distraction by that which argues
L from the outside. His or her primary focus is individuality and knowing where the boundaries are. He or she is

relentless in the pursuit of an expanded maturity that knows no allegiance the impermanence of materiality, or
P the foolishness of chasing immortality. Sooner or later, all of it ends.
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Randy Gonzalez has been an active member in the criminal justice field for the past 38 years. As a police
officer, deputy sheriff and law enforcement instructor, he has been involved in a number of criminal jus-
tice activities. He is the former director of a police academy and a retired chief of police. As a police acad-
emy director, he was responsible for basic recruit training, as well as advanced and career development
courses for in-service law enforcement personnel. His involvement in law enforcement education extends
state-wide. Randy also serves as a professor of criminology on the faculty of a local university, and ad-
junct professor on the faculty of a community college and vocational-technical institute. He has served as
an educational consultant to schools and colleges on matters of law enforcement training and is available
as an expert witness on law enforcement training issues. Randy has written and published articles, short
stories and training manuals related to the field of criminal justice and law enforcement. His training
materials have been used in college courses and police academy training programs. He remains an active
member of several professional associations at the state, national and international levels. In addition,
he participates in writer’s groups and continues to write about both fiction and non-fiction subjects. His
website is located at: www.drgonzo.org and email gonzoscti@hotmail.

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