Significant Career Lesson From a Police Officer at UCLA Police Department
London's most significant career lesson is the "golden rule"—treating others how they want to be treated with "love, respect, uh, compassion"—a principle that allows London to approach the job "with heart and with, uh, with compassion," proving highly effective in their policing career. This approach of meeting people "where they are," rather than imposing expectations, has yielded significant positive results.
Communication, Compassion, Respect, Interpersonal Skills, Empathy
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London McBride
Police Officer
UCLA Police Department
Utah State University 99'
Southern New Hampshire University; MS-Organizational Leadership
Anthropology, Sociology
Government & Public Sector
Legal
Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, Greek Life Member, Student Athlete
Video Highlights
1. Treat others with love, respect, and compassion.
2. Meeting people where they are, not where you think they should be.
3. Showing compassion allows one to perform the job with heart
Transcript
What is one lesson that you have learned that has proven significant in your career?
The lesson I learned, I think, is just the golden rule. This is especially true as a youth and young adult pastor, but you hear it all the time: treat people how they really want to be treated.
You can never go wrong when you show people love, respect, and compassion. These are the things that everyone wants in return. By going out every day and meeting people where they are, not where I think they should be, I've been able to do this job with heart and compassion.
That lesson, which I learned a long time ago, has really paid dividends in this profession.