Episodes

This episode of "Courageous Leadership with Travis Yates" features Brian Surber in a special Roundtable Discussion of various topics of the day. Brian has an extensive career in the criminal justice system including law enfor...

In this episode, Travis Yates breaks down the major issues that agencies are getting wrong in law enforcement recruiting and offers actionable solutions to the recruiting crisis facing American Law Enforcement. Daniel Carr, a...

In this episode, Travis Yates discusses the importance of leaders and how they ensure that their followers remain healthy. According to Yates, leaders must begin to see their officers as athletes; an incredible resource and h...

A core principle of Courageous Leadership is "Courageous Nobility." Without it, nothing else in leadership will matter and today this is exactly what the law enforcement needs. Regardless of what society believes, leaders mus...

In this episode, Travis Yates breaks down the incident in Memphis and what has been missing in all the conversations about this horrific event. According to Yates, the author of "The Courageous Police Leader" what everyone is...

Law Enforcement Recruiting is in the middle of a crisis. If leaders don't change direction and embrace new concepts, the profession will die a slow and painful death. It is up to Courageous Leaders to fight the status quo and...

There may be no other issue that exposes cowardly leaders than the issue of the 'Thin Blue Line' Flag. In this episode, Travis Yates discusses why this issue should be a seminal moment in law enforcement leadership and why th...

There may not be a bigger enemy for the law enforcement profession than the corporate news media. Law Enforcement Leaders have traditionally been unwilling or incapable of responding to the daily threats that the media provid...