THE COMMANDER'S CRUCIBLE
Your best cop is not automatically your best commander.
That's not a knock on your judgment. You promoted the right person, then asked him or her to do a different job. The sergeant who never missed a call and always closed the case earned those gold bars. Nobody tells them that the skills which earned those bars are not the skills the new job requires.
Command is not doing the work better. It is owning the system that does.
In Canton v. Harris, a case that started in Stark county, the Supreme Court held that an agency's failure to train can rise to deliberate indifference. The distance between the promotion and the preparation is the last part of your next critical incident you control.
The Payoff
- Fewer 2 a.m. phone calls. Retire with more hair. (Not guaranteed.)
- Leader-Producers. Build a leadership pipeline that leaves your legacy.
- Better/Faster decisions under pressure. Competence creates confidence.
- A written development plan from every attendee. A 30-, 90-, and 365-day plan that ensures accountability. Documented command training in the file. Dated and defensible if your training record is examined.
The Week Builds In Sequence
Meet Your Instructors
Lt. Sean M. Carroll, MS, INCI (Ret.) - Lead Instructor
Sean brings 23 years of experience with the Providence (RI) Police Department, retiring as a Lieutenant and Commanding Officer, after serving in the United States Marine Corps. He is a keynote speaker, host of the "Street-Tested Leadership" Podcast, an adjunct professor at Roger Williams University, a Police1 columnist, an IADLEST National Certified Instructor (INCI), an emergency management executive, and Author of "A.I.O. Leadership for Law Enforcement". He holds a Master's in Criminal Justice studies and he is a former FBI National Academy Associates (FBINAA) instructor.
Chief Randal Moody (Ret.) — Featured Instructor
Randal brings 30 years of law enforcement experience from multiple states. He rose from frontline supervisor in Aurora, CO to Chief of police in Harrisonville, MO. While in Aurora, he led the Aurora Police Department's Training Academy and Leadership Development Program. He holds a Master's in Law Enforcement and Public Safety Leadership and completed the FBI-LEEDA Trilogy, IACP's Leadership in Police Organizations, and PERF's Senior Management in Policing. Licensed Insights Discovery practitioner and TalentSmartEQ certified trainer in Developing EQ in Policing.