k2rider
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Having a high GPA (or doing well on test scores) means very little in correlation to what makes a good leader IMO. There will be GREAT leaders with 4.0 GPA's and there were GREAT leaders with 2.25 GPA's. After working in the law enforcement field for 30 years now and working in one position or another for (3) separate departments, I'm a huge believer in leaders being born and not made.
Several years ago, the department I work for now went to a promotional system where the best test takers, rather than the most qualified, are being promoted. Consequently, the department is having major personnel issues because we have no LEADERS. The younger officers are having more and more behavioral issues due to the lack of leadership and the senior officers are retiring as fast as they can or fleeing to other departments in droves.
Several years ago, the department I work for now went to a promotional system where the best test takers, rather than the most qualified, are being promoted. Consequently, the department is having major personnel issues because we have no LEADERS. The younger officers are having more and more behavioral issues due to the lack of leadership and the senior officers are retiring as fast as they can or fleeing to other departments in droves.