Series Evaluates How Private Companies

¶ … series evaluates how private companies can become legendary names in the business world using specific tactics and strategies that will help companies reach new heights. Collins examines eleven companies and the strategies that made these international household names. Examining the private sector, Collins reviews what can make a company great, thus surpassing the general good stance most companies are happy to meet.

The video examined here presents a good summary of the Collins conclusions, which can then be examined with how it relates to the case of William Bratton the NYPD police chief. There is definitely a correlation between law enforcement management and the management of private industry. Thus, there is a clear correlation to what the "Good to Great" series concludes and the lessons that can be learned within contemporary law enforcement and criminal justice management.

The business strategy that Collins presents can be adapted into modern law enforcement, as it can help increase the ability for positive changes to take place and take any agency, public or private, to new heights.

There are several parts of the argument Collins presents that can apply to specific law enforcement cases, like that of police chief William Bratton, as outlined in the work "William Bratton and the NYPD." The case study clearly shows how Bratton was able to embrace elements of the leadership role as outlined in "Good to Great." He held a great leadership position within the agency, and his passion for helping the efficiency of the department helped increase the effectiveness of his reform policies.

Bratton also embodied the "flywheel" concept by the consistent pushing of reform efforts and string leadership in order to help the NYPD see new reduced crime rates for the first time in decades. Part of this success was the COMPSTAT system that was put into place to manage the NYPD and its objectives. Overall, it is clear that lessons learned from the private sector can be used in public agencies. Even law enforcement agencies need strong leadership and persistence in order to meet their ambitious goals.

In many ways, public agencies need to take more lessons because they need to function more effectively than any other organizations in order to help provide the environment for other aspects of a society to thrive. The monograph here is essentially an annotation to Collins' earlier work in a way to connect his strategies with execution in a public sector rather than a more competitive private one. In this publication, Collin stresses how it is important to have great public agencies, as they structure the rest of society.

Having great public schools and law enforcement agencies, for example, is crucial to creating a great society. Greatness in the public sector can be achieved through the same execution of discipline and strategy that would take an organization into greatness in the private sector. Thus, Collins asserts that organizations in the public sector should be adapted to meet the needs of public agencies that are essentially the foundation of society itself. Here, Collins presents five major concepts that can be later adapted into law enforcement.

Collins clearly shows in this monograph that there are major differences in the private and social sectors that create problems when trying to revamp Collins' ideas to a social sector. He shows how the leadership style he asserts in the private sector is often hard to come by in public organizations. Many of the more competitive and assertive people are drawn to private organizations, as they offer more monetary gain and rewards. Additionally, the hedgehog concept is different in a private sector.

Public agencies are not directed to pure profits, and so must be readjusted to work in different avenues within the public sector. These differences can be great, as he shows that nonprofit agencies cannot benefit from the same style of leadership and execution that private companies can. However, criminal justice agencies do have a lot to benefit from the strategies that Collins presents within all of his works. Law enforcement can still benefit from the Hedgehog concept, although such strategies must be adjusted to rework economic benefits into social benefits.

Essentially, the economic drives within the business structure must be redefined to incorporate larger social strategies that focus on the reduction of crime and the efficiency of policing. Nobility and sense of accomplishment can then replace the monetary rewards seen in the private sector. Additionally, Law enforcement can use the flywheel concept to establish a reputable image, just like branding.

Moreover, what is more important here is the idea of strong and assertive leadership in law enforcement as a driver of positive change that can help provide a greater structure for society. Leaders like William Bratton have helped restructure departments to provide much more definitive results within specific target strategies to reduce overall crime rates and increase the efficiency of the department itself.

Again, Bratton used clear innovation and assertive leadership in readjusting the NYPD's approach to meeting their objectives, by implementing the COMPSTAT system that statistically analyzed crime statistics in each section of the department to create more effective strategies for criminal justice management within the NYPD. The work Good to Great for Policing really solidifies how management.