In law enforcement one thing is certain, crisis will happen! Breaking down each crisis to understand the volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity is a philosophy known as VUCA. Viewing the police environment from the VUCA perspective is empowering and an essential skill for police officers nationwide. In simple terms, VUCA is chaos. Today the professional LEO must recognize VUCA and mitigate VUCA to minimize disruptive and destabilizing effects on himself or herself and the organization. The MAGNUS Leadership workshop, led by Dr. Mitch Javidi and his associates since 2016, does just that. This workshop provides practical and tactical counter VUCA strategies for officer effectiveness, wellness and resiliency. MAGNUS Leadership is based in the science of Reversal Theory, Moral Philosophy and Cognitive Intelligence. The MAGNUS Leadership workshop is receiving overwhelming response from agencies nationwide.

Lt. Col. Wellington R. Scott, Sr. serves as the Chief Operating Officer for the National Command & Staff College and. He was a member of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol for 28 years and retired as the Deputy Commander in 2013. He directed the North Carolina State Highway Patrol's First Line Supervisors School where he developed curriculum and provided instruction for newly promoted First Line Supervisors. He was the first certified Verbal Judo instructor for the North Carolina State Highway Patrol where he instituted the training into the FTO and Basic School Training for that agency. Lieutenant Colonel Scott served as a Troop Commander, Unit Commander in Charge of Promotion and Performance Management, Director of Support Services, Director of Professional Standards, Director of Field Operations including SWAT, and Deputy Commander of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, National Sheriff's Association and the National Association of Field Training Officers. He is the co-author of the leadership guide book entitled "Moral Compass for Law Enforcement Professionals". Lt. Colonel Scott is instrumental in the development and deployment of leadership curriculum for the National Command & Staff College and serves as a master instructor for the MAGNUS OVEA Leadership.