Lead Big: Discovering the Upside of Unconventional Leadership is the second book in the Breaking With series by Ward Clapham, Former Police Chief, author, and leadership speaker. Scheduled for release winter 2010, Lead Big: Discovering the Upside of Unconventional Leadership is a must-read for any individual, organization, or business striving for breakthrough results.

Over his long tenure in policing, Ward has broken with many leadership beliefs and behaviors that were ineffective and unproductive, hence the title of his book series Breaking With the Law. In the face of sometimes harsh criticism, Ward has discovered the ultimate secret for quantum improvement: Every breakthrough first requires a break with the old paradigms, practices, and principles that tether people and organizations to the status quo.

Lead Big: Discovering the Upside of Unconventional Leadership defines and describes the paradigm shift needed to move away from the command and control style of managing people toward a more proactive, unleashing of talent. Ward's presentation will inspire you to think again about the effectiveness of your current methods and established rules of engagement. As a master storyteller, Ward will relate his experiences in grappling with out-dated traditions and ineffective behaviors. You'll be laughing one moment and crying the next as he takes you on an inspirational journey of courage from this "cop out of the box."

Explore how he and his team adjusted to keep the organization proactive, flexible, and innovative within a constantly changing landscape. Learn how he rooted advanced leadership principles into previously rigid police cultures, and how those principles are now being adapted throughout the world. Discover how he was able to successfully "break with the law" within a command-and-control structure. And most importantly, learn how you can break with tradition, find your purpose, ignite your talent, and unleash your passion to achieve breakthrough results that will keep you one step ahead of your game, no matter what your business.

Share this humorous and inspiring journey of discovery with one of Canada's top cops as he relates tales of confronting and combating the status quo to generate positive change.

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Breaking With the Law
Lead Big - Discovering the Upside of Unconventional Leadership
Businesses today are jumping on the bandwagon of employee motivation through reward and recognition. But the multi-year study has revealed that at the end of the day it's not reward that powers the most positive emotions and the urge to succeed. It's progress.

Over his long tenure in policing, Ward has broken with many leadership beliefs and behaviours that were ineffective and unproductive, hence the title of his book series Breaking With the Law. In the face of sometimes harsh criticism, Ward has discovered the ultimate secret for quantum improvement: Every breakthrough first requires a break with the old paradigms, practices, and principles that tether people and organizations to the status quo.

Ward's presentation defines and describes the paradigm shift needed to move away from the command and control style of managing people toward a more proactive, unleashing of talent. Ward's presentation will inspire you to think again about the effectiveness of your current methods and established rules of engagement.

As a master storyteller, Ward will relate his experiences in grappling with out-dated traditions and ineffective behaviours. You'll be laughing one moment and crying the next as he takes you on an inspirational journey of courage from this "cop out of the box."

Breaking With the Law
The Story of Positive Tickets
Positive Tickets are issued to youth for good behaviour. The program is based on the simple philosophy that recognizing and rewarding good behaviour will inspire and motivate greater good behaviour. Positive Tickets are used as the vehicle to make a connection and build trusting relationships with youth. Positive Tickets are simply coupons, vouchers, tokens, or notes that have value for goods, services, or some type of credit, acknowledgement, or appreciation.

Ward is the founder and lead champion of the Positive Ticket program that has captured the imagination of police services and communities from around the world. It is estimated that over half a million Positive Tickets have been given out to date and growing daily.

The Positive Tickets program embraces and acknowledges that people-youth or adults-are the most valuable resource in a community. People are the greatest asset. Therefore, we should constantly strive to recognize and reward our greatest assets for the good that they do. Positive Tickets is just one of many proactive, intentional, positive initiatives that can transform communities and shift mindsets and attitudes.

Leading in the Knowledge Worker Age
Social Media - a Real Game Changer
During this keynote presentation and Q & A, the participant will learn about how social media is dramatically changing how we work, build relationships, interact with one another, and finally, exercise leadership.

They will discover how the ease, speed, depth and breadth of communications today is a real game changer for business leaders. The old command and control style is being seriously challenged by more collaborative servant leadership techniques and methods.
Participants will explore how this shift is fundamentally about culture change. And that type of transformational change - which may include updating business practices - must come from the top. But more than a top-down dictum, it's got to be part of the essence of a business leader today.

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Breaking With the Law: The Story of Positive Tickets
My community, like so many others, struggled with the number of calls for youth disturbances and crime. The reactive approach to solving this problem was not working. Kids saw us as the "hunters." With that mindset, the good kids shied away from us, and the marginal kids turned it into a game of "cat and mouse" to see how much they could get away with before getting caught. So I thought, what if we flipped things around? What if we catch and reward kids for doing good things instead of focusing on only the negative things? What if we start handing out Positive Tickets instead of only violations or warnings? It totally went against the old reactive, post-incident, corrective policing model. The results of the Positive Tickets program have been remarkable.

Breaking With the Law: The Story of Positive Tickets is divided into two sections. In the first section, I share my transformational journey from being a typical cop "hunting" criminals to an officer who "hunts" for good behavior as a way to prevent crime from ever happening. My unique perspective into this type of proactive law enforcement initiative is illustrated through stories, quotes, and visuals.

In the second section, I provide practical, step-by-step instructions for launching a similar initiative in your community. Based on years of experience, I offer tips, watch-outs, and best practices to help you implement and maintain the Positive Tickets program.

Lead Big: Discovering the Upside of Unconventional Leadership
Defines and describes the paradigm shift needed to move away from the command and control style of managing people toward a more proactive, unleashing of talent. Inspiriing stories and results coupled with scientific research, anecdotes, quotes, and historical accounts lead to powerful break-with insights in each chapter applicable for leaders in all areas of public and private sectors. This book will inspire leaders to think again about the effectiveness of their current methods and established rules of engagement.