Ep. 102: Checking the Ego and True Community Connection w/ Jason Lehman (Why'd You Stop Me?)

Blue Grit Radio : the podcast to build better police through mindset and wellness

When I first heard Jason speak on policing, drifting into the “gray area” and what it really means to him to connect with community, I knew I had to learn more. What I didn’t know was that I’d eventually come to meet him at an IACP conference, as well has have him on my own podcast!
In order to elevate policing and be the best we can for the community and each other, we have to go under the microscope and get uncomfortable. Jason goes there with a critical mind and an open heart, sharing his own negative mindset and how he shifted to fix it. We talk about police culture- how it affected us both for better and worse and what we can all do to show up and serve. It aligns with what I’m all about- better cops and better community.
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Jason Lehman retired as a Long Beach Police Sergeant in 2022. He has been a committed leader in public safety since 2005. With expertise in street-level gang and violent crime
suppression, Jason places great importance on understanding diverse perspectives.
In 2012, Jason established the Nationally
recognized non-profit organization Why'd You Stop Me?, which has successfully empowered over 300,000 public safety leaders, government officials, the general public, andmembers of the corporate sector, by enhancing their strategic communication skills through empowerment education.
Jason’s two most recent honors have been closing the FBINAA National Academy Conference as the Keynote Speaker engaging more than 3,000 law enforcement leaders with a talk entitled “Be the Change. Take the Reins. Positively Impacting the Future of Policing” and
partnering with Jocko Willink, Leif Babin, and the Echelon Front leadership consultancy to
help create and co-train the premiere first responder training called “Extreme Ownership in 21st Century Policing.
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