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Let’s Take A Snapshot to See How Your Agency is Doing!

In law enforcement the health and wellness of our people is paramount to our ability to effectively deliver our primary mission of protecting and serving the public. We at the Law Enforcement Survival Institute specialize in enhancing the wellness and resilience of people and agencies. Why? Because we believe that resilient people make better decisions, are more professional and capable of compassion and are better public servants. They also lead happy and fulfilling lives, supported by strong social connections and are kinder and more charitable. These are the traits we want in our personnel and we work very hard to ensure they are there when we hire people, but what are we doing to nurture and sustain those traits? This assessment is a quick and easy way to take a "snapshot" of your wellness systems and then to identify areas where improvements need to be made.

After you take this simple 3-4 minute assessment we will email your responses, at no cost to you, in an aggregated report. If we choose to work together for the improvement of your organization, these questions will begin the process of guiding and directing our efforts. Even if you don't decide to employ us, you can use the assessment results to fuel some internal discussions about organizational improvement.

The assessment is only 10 simple multiple choice questions and 2 fill-in-the-blank questions and should only take you about 3 minutes to complete.

Please complete the following information to get started.

High performing, healthy and resilient individuals condition themselves to maintain strength physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. They are financially fit, have a strong social support system and have the proper positive mental attitude and strength of will to work within a career in law enforcement.

Knowing this, how would you rate the well-being and resilience of the people who work around you?

0 = Non-existent | 1 = Unacceptable | 2 = Poor | 3 = Inadequate | 4 = Below Average | 5 = Average
6 = Above Average | 7 = Good | 8 = Very Good | 9 = Excellent | 10 = World Class

An effective agency support system includes wellness education, peer support, psychological services, chaplaincy, mentoring, support for family members and an early intervention system among other things.

Knowing this, how would you rate your agency's wellness support systems?

0 = Non-existent | 1 = Unacceptable | 2 = Poor | 3 = Inadequate | 4 = Below Average | 5 = Average
6 = Above Average | 7 = Good | 8 = Very Good | 9 = Excellent | 10 = World Class

Many people know leadership and there are many opinions on excellent and appropriate leadership. Our belief is that leadership is about a focus on people and their well-being and that's because our law enforcement profession is all about effectively working with people. In order to effectively lead within a law enforcement organization, leaders have to prioritize people first and promote their well-being which is paramount to their ability to be happy, successful and productive. These things are true whether we are talking about employees, family members or members of the general public, a wellness focused leadership style is one that promotes the best quality human interactions and sees the health and wellness of people first.

How would you rate the wellness focused leadership practices within your organizational?

0 = Non-existent | 1 = Unacceptable | 2 = Poor | 3 = Inadequate | 4 = Below Average | 5 = Average
6 = Above Average | 7 = Good | 8 = Very Good | 9 = Excellent | 10 = World Class

A positive and healthy organizational culture is one of positive attitudes that encourage teamwork and mutual support. It is one where people feel safe in asking for help when they need it and feel secure in expressing their opinions. They are tied into the organizational mission and are clear about the agency's values and their leaders’ expectations of them.

Knowing these things, how would you rate the health and positivity of your agency's organizational culture?

0 = Non-existent | 1 = Unacceptable | 2 = Poor | 3 = Inadequate | 4 = Below Average | 5 = Average
6 = Above Average | 7 = Good | 8 = Very Good | 9 = Excellent | 10 = World Class

The police should be an active participant in the promotion and protection of the well-being of any community. Communities thrive when their people are happy, successful and productive. Community Policing focuses law enforcement resources and initiatives based upon the needs and desires expressed by members of the public. Wellness Driven Community Policing takes that a step further and suggests that if we are focused on the well-being of our employees first, then turn that same focus on well-being toward our community members, we will be able to better focus our policing efforts and services on what is most needed and effective.

Having that in mind, how would you rate your agency's Wellness Driven Community Policing efforts?

0 = Non-existent | 1 = Unacceptable | 2 = Poor | 3 = Inadequate | 4 = Below Average | 5 = Average
6 = Above Average | 7 = Good | 8 = Very Good | 9 = Excellent | 10 = World Class

Considering things like the clarity of the organizational mission and its associated priorities, the transparency of decisions, the use of cooperative problem solving and the depth of regular communications between leaders and subordinates, how would you rate the level of trust, between people and between subordinates and leaders within your agency?

0 = Non-existent | 1 = Unacceptable | 2 = Poor | 3 = Inadequate | 4 = Below Average | 5 = Average
6 = Above Average | 7 = Good | 8 = Very Good | 9 = Excellent | 10 = World Class

Considering things like fairness, openness, the transparency of decisions, use of force issues, the scope of citizen complaints, cooperative problem-solving initiatives and regular communications with community groups, how would you rate the level of trust between your agency and the community?

0 = Non-existent | 1 = Unacceptable | 2 = Poor | 3 = Inadequate | 4 = Below Average | 5 = Average
6 = Above Average | 7 = Good | 8 = Very Good | 9 = Excellent | 10 = World Class

Many leaders are reluctant to use the same support systems provided for their subordinates.

Considering emotional and spiritual support systems, mentoring for leaders, executive coaching and the use of leadership mastermind groups how would you rate the support systems available to the sworn and civilian leaders, of all ranks, within your organization?

0 = Non-existent | 1 = Unacceptable | 2 = Poor | 3 = Inadequate | 4 = Below Average | 5 = Average
6 = Above Average | 7 = Good | 8 = Very Good | 9 = Excellent | 10 = World Class

When we talk about the clarity of the organizational mission and its associated priorities it's important that everyone in the organization knows why the organization exists, what its mission is and why their jobs are important.

Having that in mind, how would you rate your agency's focus on purpose and then communicating to employees why this work is important?

0 = Non-existent | 1 = Unacceptable | 2 = Poor | 3 = Inadequate | 4 = Below Average | 5 = Average
6 = Above Average | 7 = Good | 8 = Very Good | 9 = Excellent | 10 = World Class

We said at the top of this survey that the health and wellness of our people In law enforcement is paramount to our ability to effectively deliver our primary mission of protecting and serving the public.

With that in mind, how would you rate your agency's overall effectiveness in taking care of the health and wellness of your people?

0 = Non-existent | 1 = Unacceptable | 2 = Poor | 3 = Inadequate | 4 = Below Average | 5 = Average
6 = Above Average | 7 = Good | 8 = Very Good | 9 = Excellent | 10 = World Class

What one area of comprehensive wellness does your agency need to work on the most?

What one thing is your agency doing now that needs to stop, or change, in order to help improve comprehensive wellness within the agency?

 

 

 

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