Shout Out: Lieutenant Fadling
By Anonymous St. Cloud Uniformed Staff
When I started Lieutenant Fadling was an officer in Segregation. Although when I had first started, I didn't get to work with him more then a few times (after going online I went to first watch). It must be noted, the few times I had the opportunity to work with him I noticed his ability to lead less experienced officers and lead offenders that wanted to be better in Segregation. Fadling also had an interpersonal way to communicating with staff that allowed staff to feel they were recognized and part of a team.
I really got to know Lieutenant Fadling when he promoted to Sergeant on Third Watch. Lieutenant Fadling was a regular relief Sergeant on Saint Clouds A-Team. When Lieutenant Fadling was a Sergeant, he always made sure that A-Team was safe. Lieutenant Fadling always communicated to the A-Team in a way everyone understood. Lieutenant Fadling was always excellent at discussing both the agenda for the day as well as organizing staff in demanding incidents. It was the way Fadling had presented himself, and expressed himself that brought the best out of officers without demanding it.
Lieutenant Fadling isn't just a man of well communication, Lieutenant Fadling leads by example. Lieutenant Fadling would never delegate something he wouldn't do himself. Lieutenant Fadling would move food carts on modified facility days just as he would be found helping to get rid of garbage from the units. No task was below him. Frequently he was found supporting staff, not just by words but through action. No policy, or rule, that an officer enforced went without his support. Many staff, including myself, noticed and it inspired us to do more.
Furthermore, Lt Fadling also displayed great leadership with offenders. Lieutenant Fadling had the ability to de-escalate offenders and help them with their critical-thinking abilities.
Lieutenant Fadling had recently promoted to his current rank, and I hope that this nomination helps him gain more recognition from the agency for the excellent leadership he has shown all of us at MCF-SCL for at least the last 7 years I've been here.
