LEAHN Director, Nick Crofts, will visit Swaziland in February to highlight the importance of the police role in preventing HIV.
The 2014 Law Enforcement and Public Health Conference saw police from around the globe converge in Amsterdam to learn from and share experiences with experts and practitioners from a range of public health disciplines. Among the police attendees were senior officers from the Royal Swazi Police engaged with a HC3 (Health Communication Community Collaborative) project.
Swaziland has the highest HIV prevalence in the world; 31% of 18-49 year old people are infected with the virus. Nick Crofts hopes to connect local Swazi police with the peer-based Law Enforcement and HIV Network on his visit in February.
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Being a good leader is not a theory. Being a good leader is taking concrete, positive actions for the good of the team and repeating them over and over and over. The key piece to the last sentence is that it must be for the good of the team. The leader must put the needs of the team above their own with the realization that ultimately the success of the team equates to their own success. A good leader must be authentic. They cannot walk around the department pretending to be something they are not because over time everyone will see through the charade. A good leader knows his own character, strengths, weaknesses, and values to the extent that they can clearly articulate them to anyone who will listen. Lastly, a good leader recognizes that they must give long before they can expect to get from their team. Until a team knows that a leader cares for them and has their best interests at heart, they will still be just a group of individuals. To build a great team, there must be a great leader. Cheers Nick Crofts,
Excellent points, Wilson. Thanks for sharing. We look forward to more of your thoughts on the topic of leadership. Melissa