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Sergeant James Booker

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279 total appearances

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Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character

You cannot misspell words because these documents are going to court. These documents are going, people are going to read these. And I always just say, when you put your name on something, You want that document to reflect who you are. So when people see me, they say, man, Sergeant Booker, man, that guy's squared away. You know why? Because his reports reflect that.

Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character

You cannot misspell words because these documents are going to court. These documents are going, people are going to read these. And I always just say, when you put your name on something, You want that document to reflect who you are. So when people see me, they say, man, Sergeant Booker, man, that guy's squared away. You know why? Because his reports reflect that.

Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character

You cannot misspell words because these documents are going to court. These documents are going, people are going to read these. And I always just say, when you put your name on something, You want that document to reflect who you are. So when people see me, they say, man, Sergeant Booker, man, that guy's squared away. You know why? Because his reports reflect that.

Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character

He took the time to write it right. He took the time to make sure the words he used were spelled right. You know, that's important, especially from a legal standpoint. But you want people to identify with you saying, hey, he takes pride in his job. He goes beyond what needs to be done when most people cut it short. You go beyond that. Read your policies. Know your policies.

Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character

He took the time to write it right. He took the time to make sure the words he used were spelled right. You know, that's important, especially from a legal standpoint. But you want people to identify with you saying, hey, he takes pride in his job. He goes beyond what needs to be done when most people cut it short. You go beyond that. Read your policies. Know your policies.

Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character

He took the time to write it right. He took the time to make sure the words he used were spelled right. You know, that's important, especially from a legal standpoint. But you want people to identify with you saying, hey, he takes pride in his job. He goes beyond what needs to be done when most people cut it short. You go beyond that. Read your policies. Know your policies.

Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character

Know how to lead men and women because it's important. Most people, they don't know how to lead men and women. The first thing they want to say is, hey, it's my way or no way. No, that ain't how it go. I'm going to show you what's wrong. I'm going to tell you how to fix it. And together, we both learned from it, and we're going to be better for it.

Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character

Know how to lead men and women because it's important. Most people, they don't know how to lead men and women. The first thing they want to say is, hey, it's my way or no way. No, that ain't how it go. I'm going to show you what's wrong. I'm going to tell you how to fix it. And together, we both learned from it, and we're going to be better for it.

Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character

Know how to lead men and women because it's important. Most people, they don't know how to lead men and women. The first thing they want to say is, hey, it's my way or no way. No, that ain't how it go. I'm going to show you what's wrong. I'm going to tell you how to fix it. And together, we both learned from it, and we're going to be better for it.

Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character

But if I don't give you the right direction, guess what? We all lose. And then when you leave me and go to someone else, know what they're going to say? Hey, man, Sergeant Booker had this guy for a whole year. Man, this guy can't write. He don't know how to do reports. He don't know who to call. That's important. That's a reflection of who I am.

Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character

But if I don't give you the right direction, guess what? We all lose. And then when you leave me and go to someone else, know what they're going to say? Hey, man, Sergeant Booker had this guy for a whole year. Man, this guy can't write. He don't know how to do reports. He don't know who to call. That's important. That's a reflection of who I am.

Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character

But if I don't give you the right direction, guess what? We all lose. And then when you leave me and go to someone else, know what they're going to say? Hey, man, Sergeant Booker had this guy for a whole year. Man, this guy can't write. He don't know how to do reports. He don't know who to call. That's important. That's a reflection of who I am.

Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character

I can't let that be a reflection on me that's negative. I can't do that. Yes, sir. I can't do that.

Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character

I can't let that be a reflection on me that's negative. I can't do that. Yes, sir. I can't do that.

Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character

I can't let that be a reflection on me that's negative. I can't do that. Yes, sir. I can't do that.

Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character

Absolutely. Yes.

Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character

Absolutely. Yes.

Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character

Absolutely. Yes.

Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character

Well, the thing is, I don't really know what all led to Raymond's accusations. But I tell you this, because all that's in a whole separate department where they do the internal affairs investigations and then they bring charges or whatever they do. So, you really don't know what's going on until it happens.

Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character

Well, the thing is, I don't really know what all led to Raymond's accusations. But I tell you this, because all that's in a whole separate department where they do the internal affairs investigations and then they bring charges or whatever they do. So, you really don't know what's going on until it happens.