Episode Details
With five terms as sheriff, Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn is the longest-serving sheriff in Wood County, Ohio. He offers a unique leadership perspective from nearly twenty years of public service.
Highlights
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- 0:38 | Background of Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn
- 2:43 | What does a typical day look like for you?
- 4:27 | What do you think are your most successful habits?
- 5:05 | What stresses you out and how do you manage stress?
- 6:35 | When you see someone making a mistake, how do you address those situations?
- 7:40 | How do you manage your ego?
- 9:59 | Do you have any key mantras that you use routinuely?
- 12:23 | What are some of your biggest challenges? How did you overcome them?
- 14:59 | You have top performers and low performers? How do you manage those low performers?
- 18:29 | What kinds of tips do you have about curating a positive culture?
Key Takeaways
It’s humbling experience to hear the things that you’re doing wrong from people you respect.
Sometimes if the leader goes in and tries to help and coach performers, it can be intimidating. Sometimes having peers coach low performers can allow for better dialogue and improvements.
Culture is something you have to nurture and curate it. You have to be intentional on making your culture matter.
Always take time to enjoy the now. So many times our brain is focused on the future or the past, but we need to focus and make the best of the present.
Discussion Questions
Take a few minutes to reflect on what you’ve heard and create some actionable next steps items. Below are a few questions based on the episode to help get you started on your speed mentorship journey.
- Which people in your give your honest feedback?
- How have you curated a positive culture lately?
- Is there something in the present you missed recently? How can you become more focused in the power of now?
About the Mentor
Mark Wasylyshyn is the elected Sheriff of Wood County Ohio since January of 2005. As the Sheriff, he is the chief law enforcement officer in the county, with additional responsibilities for managing the 224 bed county jail, 9-1-1 Dispatch Center, Special Response Team, Road Patrol, Detective Bureau, Sheriff Sales, issuing carry concealed weapons permits, registering and monitoring sex offenders and arsonists, courthouse complex security, and paper service for the Common Pleas Courts. He supervises a staff of 130 full-time deputies, part time courthouse complex deputies and is assisted by an auxiliary of forty members who volunteer their time.
Sheriff Wasylyshyn serves on the board of directors , and is a member on the executive committee of the National Sheriffs’ Association and serves on several of its national committees. He also represents the National Sheriffs’ Association on the Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council. Wasylyshyn was the President of the Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association in 2017 and serves on several of its state committees.
Mark Wasylyshyn is a life-long resident of Wood County. He is a life member of Saint Michael’s Byzantine Catholic Church and serves as trustee. He graduated from Rossford High School in 1979 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hillsdale College in 1983. He is also a graduate of the Police Executive Leadership College and the National Sheriff’s Institute. Wasylyshyn is an active member of Rotary and Kiwanis. He and his wife, Jenna, are the proud parents of twins, James and Catherine, born in 1999. The Wasylyshyn family resides on their farm in Webster Township.
