First Line Supervision: Leadership and Management Skills

Course Information

Course ID: 20-018
Course Start: 8/17/2020 8:00:00 AM
Course End: 8/19/2020 4:00:00 PM
Course Time: 8/17/2020 8:00:00 AM to 8/19/2020 4:00:00 PM
Course Days: 0
Course Hours: 24

Location Information

705 East 4th Street
Hobart, IN 46342

Pricing Information

Member Tuition: 350.00
Non Member Tuition: 350.00

Class Participant Information

Class Maximum Size: 0

Course Description

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THIS COURSE WILL BE HELD AT THE HOBART POLICE DEPARTMENT.

While some individuals appear to be born leaders gifted by a combination of personality traits, physical characteristics, and a nurturing environment, real and effective leaders come from all walks of life and socio-economic backgrounds. The Marine Corps is famous for having recruited, tested, developed, and deployed leaders for over 200 years with success in providing first line supervision from the shores of Tripoli to the tribal areas of rural Afghanistan from a diverse American public whose only common trait was their desire to serve a cause greater than themselves. Similarly, law enforcement leaders have risen from the ranks by being mentored by senior law enforcement leaders who helped them to find their voice and to express a vision of servant leadership that has made American law enforcement the most effective and democratic model of policing the world has ever known. This course draws upon best practices of first line supervisors from various walks of life to prove that leadership excellence is attainable for today’s first responders in public service willing to challenge themselves to lead others from the front.

Course Objectives

At the completion of this course, class participants will:

Understand what true leadership resembles in a real-world environment.
Gain an understanding of their own strengths and weaknesses via the DISC personality assessment, while learning to appreciate others’ unique capabilities and growth areas.
Recognize how different generations of Americans desire to be led in the workplace.
Appreciate the appropriate use of power in providing first line supervision in policing.
Assess their own roles in how they intend to inspire a shared vision within their units.
Recognize how paradigms have both aided and thwarted change initiatives throughout time and in unexpected manners.
Learn that the concept of time management is fine as a starting point towards organizing resources, but remains the most fluid of concepts in the ever-changing and oftentimes unpredictable world of law enforcement and criminal justice.
Leave this course with a renewed commitment to the importance of both adhering to and providing an environment dedicated to ethical leadership of ourselves, our subordinates, the communities we serve, and of our families that support us in this, one of the most demanding and rewarding of professions we in policing knowingly refer to as “The Thin Blue Line”.

Highlights

Servant Leadership is brought to life with vivid examples of what has proven over time to serve as unchangeable successful leadership practices.

Understand what your natural strengths and talents are and how to build upon them to be a more effective leader.

Gain an appreciation for what each generation brings to the workforce and how to leverage those strengths to achieve win-win solutions for employees and for the organization.

Accept that power is best exercised by those who gain the willing participation of subordinates in the achievement of organizational goals.

Realize that shared visions are a product of the adage that “all politics is local”, and that paradigms that challenge the status quo may appear to threaten local interests.

Recognize the need for planning/training and embrace the fact that law enforcement is a fluid environment that requires a flexibility approach to time management principles.

Acknowledge that only with ethical leadership can organizations, relationships with the public, and self-actualization of first responders find a path to success.

Instructor Bio

Dr. Turner retired as a Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) after serving 22 years with the FBI. Dr. Turner’s last assignment was as a Program Manager for the Leadership Development Institute of the FBI Academy, at Quantico, Virginia. Dr. Turner served as Adjunct Professor at Columbia Southern University as well as an Adjunct Professor for the University of Virginia and instructed at the National Academy and the University of Virginia Northern Center. After retiring from the FBI Dr. Turner worked with Homeland Security at the Law Enforcement Leadership Institute located at the FLETC were he provided instruction to supervisors from Federal Agencies as well as to the International Law Enforcement Academies.
Dr. Turner is the CEO for Inspirational Leadership, a leadership and personal development company working with public sector agencies and private enterprises developing multidisciplinary projects and training. This work includes the U.S. State Departments Anti-Terrorism Training Programs conducting Criminal Justice training programs throughout the world. Dr. Turner recently retired as the Dean, School of Public Service and Administration at Anderson University, SC.
Dr. Turner coordinated the development of the FBI’s Supervisors Desk Reference Guide and has facilitated numerous presentations regarding leadership, management and emotional intelligence topics. He has been responsible for the oversight of a variety of training and operational programs including crises coordinator, hostage negotiator and aviation coordinator. He was a presenter at the COPS leadership roundtable, FBI Health Care Fraud Manager’s Conference, International Conference on Emotional Intelligence and provided key note addresses at the International Association of Women Police 46th Annual Training Conference and the Police Commissioners Conference Australasia and South-West Pacific Region.
Prior to his assignment at FBI Headquarters, Dr. Turner was the original case agent for Major Case 98, the primary terrorism case in the United States at the time. Dr. Turner was the administrative case agent in the case known as the Ballad of Little River, the first use of the federal hate crime statue in the United States. Dr. Turner was operationally involved with the John Gotti and Robert Hanssen cases, Talladega Prison Riot, Los Angeles Riot, was a negotiator/pilot for the Waco Standoff and was an EAP counselor and Evidence Response Team member at the Pentagon for 9/11. Prior to entering the FBI, Dr. Turner served as a United States Army helicopter pilot in Vietnam, Naval Aviator and Commander of 1064th Maintenance Helicopter Detachment, Nebraska National Guard.
Dr. Turner earned a BS degree from Baylor University; M. Ed’s. from Mississippi State University and the University of Virginia, and an MS in Criminal Justice from Columbia Southern University. He also attended the University of Nebraska, School of Law. Dr. Turner completed his Ed.D. in Leadership from the University of Virginia. His research efforts have focused on the use of emotional intelligence for succession planning and leadership.