STRATEGIC ADVISORY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY LEADERS
You know something's broken.
Most chiefs never find out what it actually is.
I help law enforcement executives diagnose the organizational gaps undermining recruitment, retention, and performance then guide the strategic decisions that actually close them.
WHY CHIEFS WORK WITH TIM
10 +
Years inside public safety and public sector - seeing patterns most consultants never encounter
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Published articles in PoliceOne, American Police Beat, and Policinginsight
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Outside voice who tells you what your command staff won't
"Chiefs can't fix what they can't see clearly. My job is to make the invisible visible then guide the decisions that follow." - Tim Kucerovy
THE PROBLEM
Sound familiar?
These aren't symptoms. They're signals of a deeper misalignment most agencies don't know how to diagnose.
Your recruitment messaging isn't working
You're posting everywhere, attending job fairs, offering incentives and still getting the wrong candidates or not enough of them.
Officers leave faster than you hire them
Retention feels like a revolving door. Exit interviews don't tell you anything useful. The real reasons are staying hidden.
Leadership says one thing. Culture does another
Your stated values are on the wall. Your actual culture is something different. Officers notice. Candidates notice. You can't close the gap because you can't see it clearly.
You're fighting the same fires every year
New programs, new initiatives, new policies. And you're back in the same place twelve months later. The root cause never gets addressed.
"This isn't a personnel problem. It's not a budget problem. It's a Promise Gap - the distance between what your agency projects externally and what it actually delivers internally."
- Tim Kucerovy, MBA , Lumen Strategic Consulting, LLC
ABOUT TIM KUCEROVY
The outside voice your command staff can't be
I spent 8 years in public safety and 12 plus years in public sector leadership. Long enough to see the same organizational failures repeat themselves across agencies of every size and structure.
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What I kept seeing wasn't a lack of effort or capability. It was a gap between what leadership intended and what the organization actually delivered. Chiefs would set direction and culture would resist. Agencies would invest in recruitment and wonder why the right candidates weren't applying. Officers would leave and nobody could explain why, at least not honestly. The diagnosis was always incomplete because the people closest to the problem had stopped being able to see it clearly.
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That's the work I do now. I bring the outside perspective that cuts through the noise. Facilitating the honest conversations that don't happen internally, synthesizing what they reveal, and guiding executives through the strategic decisions that actually close the gap. You own the implementation. I own the thinking that makes it worth implementing.
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8 years in public safety, 12+ in public sector
MBA - Graduate level strategic thinking applied to public safety operations
Contributing author - American Police Beat (bi-monthly)
Published - PoliceOne, Policinginsight, American Police Beat
Creator of The B.A.D.G.E. Method™ — proprietary recruitment framework for law enforcement
PUBLISHED THINKING
HOW WE WORK TOGETHER
Three phases. One clear path.
Most engagements follow a natural progression - starting with a diagnostic and moving into strategy and advisory based on what we find and what you need.
The B.A.D.G.E Method
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A proven recruitment and engagement framework built specifically for law enforcement - available as a consulting engagement or self-guided toolkit.
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PHASE 01
Promise Gap Diagnostic
You know something's off. I find out exactly what it is and what it's costing you. I facilitate the conversations your team can't have honestly, synthesize what they reveal, and compare your external messaging against internal reality.
YOU RECEIVE
Written diagnostic report + prioritized action roadmap
PHASE 02
Strategic Advisory Partnership
Ongoing advisory retainer. I'm the outside voice in your decision-making process - helping you prioritize which gaps to close first, which interventions actually work, and how to build accountability so changes stick.
YOU RECEIVE
Regular advisory sessions + strategic guidance as decisions arise
PHASE 03
Focused Engagement
Sometimes you don't need comprehensive organizational change. You need expert focus on one specific problem. Recruitment strategy, messaging alignment, performance frameworks, or a specific operational challenge.
YOU RECEIVE
Targeted recommendations + implementation guidance for a defined scope
THE PROCESS
What working together looks like
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A 30-minute strategic conversation - no pitch
We talk about what's happening in your agency, what you've tried, and what's not working. I'll ask questions your command staff hasn't asked. You'll leave with clarity regardless of whether we work together.
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I tell you honestly whether I can help
Not every agency is the right fit. If I don't think I'm the right solution for your situation, I'll tell you and point you toward what would actually help. No pressure, no pipeline.
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We start with the Diagnostic
Most engagements begin here. In 4-6 weeks we identify your Promise Gap, what's creating it, and what it's actually costing your agency in recruitment, retention, and performance.
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You decide what comes next
The diagnostic stands alone. It's complete and actionable without further engagement. If you want ongoing advisory support that conversation starts after we've both seen what the data reveals.
"Most agencies don't have a recruitment problem or a retention problem. They have a clarity problem. Once you see exactly where the gap is, the rest becomes straightforward" - Tim Kucerovy
Start with a conversation. Leave with clarity.
Schedule a complimentary 30-minute strategic conversation. No pitch. No pressure. Just an honest conversation about what's happening in your agency and whether I'm the right person to help.
(614)-470-4059