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Our Garden

In 2012 I brought “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” seminars to the NYPD. My team and I taught monthly two days sessions, until I retired in 2018. Recently a friend sent me a screenshot of an NYPD notification which went to all commands, naming the 25 people who would attend an upcoming session.…

Perfectly Imperfect

In May, 2020, going through so much uncertainty well Into the shut down of the pandemic, I had just found my new favorite place, “My Bench,” Jamaica Bay. I was walking through the trails sending messages describing the beauty to a woman I worked with in the NYPD, a friend, who was suffering badly from…

Our Moment

Hundreds of years agoA woman stood on this beachPresent, in her momentShe lived her life, as I live mine nowShe felt the pain, the dreadThe worries, the uncertaintyAnd sometimes angerAnd she knew a sense of wonderThe joy, the happinessShe knew gratitudeConnection and love. Hundreds of years from nowA man will stand on this beachPresent in…

Finding the American Dream – With a Little Help from the NYPD

I would like to share how I came to become “brothers” with my dear friend, Mr. Lam. In about 1987 NYPD Lieutenant Jimmy Woods was a sergeant, training rookies in the 72nd Precinct, Sunset Park. One day Jimmy went up to the detective squad to check on things. One of the detectives told him that…

Be the Light

In November of 2016, after spending a day with a number of interactions with people who were suffering emotional pain, I jotted down a few thoughts. I saved those thoughts in my calendar and kept moving them until I felt the urge to write about them. In February, 2019 I wrote the poem below based…

Timmy Roy Formula

When I became the borough commander of Brooklyn South in May of 2000, I was excited to start the planning of my first Labor Day Parade. It was a huge event, with well over a million people attending and about 8,000 cops assigned throughout the day. I decided to hold a pre-event presentation for the…

Leadership is a lot like gardening

Leadership is a lot like gardening. Provide a little water, some sunshine, some protection from toxic elements,a lot of nurturing and most important of all, never step on the flowers.Joe Fox Reflection: That concept actually came to me back in the mid 90s when I was the commanding officer of the 71 Precinct in Crown…

Special Night With The NYPD

What a special night I had! What a great move the NYPD made making Deputy Inspector Frank Giordano the commanding officer of the 71 Precinct in Crown Heights. Frank is an outstanding leader and everywhere he has worked morale has gotten better than it was before he got there. Policing in Crown Heights is very…

For the Very First Time

My dearest JosephMy little boyI have loved you foreverAlways willI have always known youForever willBut I just met youFor the first time Your little heart beatsYour eyes roam, searchingSo much you’ll seeSo much more you’ll feelBut I just met youFor the first time You love me so muchI love youSo many smiles to comeMany hugsYes…

Flame

Sitting near my candleI watch the flame, fireIt burns, it givesReaches, stretchesTo giveTo give lightTo give heat It also stretches, reaches to getTo get oxygenTo fuel itselfTo live Life is like thatOh, the reciprocal relationshipBetween giving and gettingAnd that beautiful formulaFor life Joe FoxJanuary, 2018