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Executive Skills Series: Exercising Leadership Through Difficult Conversations F0522

Training Specialist


Keith Heckler
301-447-1380

Delivery type


2-day off-campus

Continuing education units


1.4

ACE recommendation


Pending (ACE Review): In the lower-division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in leadership, human resources or public administration.

The purpose of this 2-day course is to provide knowledge and skills for having difficult conversations to exercise leadership in addressing adaptive challenges. The goal of this course is for the participant to identify and apply skills for having difficult conversations as they relate to exercising leadership when addressing adaptive challenges.

Pre-course materials and course syllabus

Instructions to download student manual.: https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/BYOD_Instructions_0522.pdf PDF 179KB
: https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_f0522.pdf PDF 137KB

The primary target audience is fire and emergency service personnel in positions of authority (executive-level officers) who have an opportunity to exercise leadership.

Note: Participants must be minimally assigned to a supervisory-level position (for example, a Company Officer).

Upcoming offerings

Email or call the official under Contact(s) if you are interested in attending a course.
Dates Availability Location Contact(s) CCP
July 11 - 12, 2023 Gulfport, Mississippi
David Pitts
Instructor Advanced
Mississippi State Fire Academy
601-932-2444
dpitts@msfa.ms.gov
Luke Smith
Instructor Advanced
Mississippi State Fire Academy
601-932-2444
jsmith@msfa.ms.gov
Eric Valles
Training Chief
Gulfport Fire Department
228-229-0253
evalles@gulfport-ms.gov
CCP
January 6 - 7, 2024 Norfolk, Nebraska
Alan Joos
Chief
Nebraska Fire Marshal Agency
308-385-6893
alan.joos@nebraska.gov
Bill Pfeifer
Training Chief
State Fire Marshal's Office
308-385-6892
bill.pfeifer@nebraska.gov
CCP
January 8 - 9, 2024 Springfield, Missouri
Greg Landwehr
Deputy Chief
Missouri Division of Fire Safety
573-522-1625
greg.landwehr@dfs.dps.mo.gov
Ben Wahl
Battalion Chief
Springfield Fire Department
417-576-4805
bwahl@springfieldmo.gov
CCP
January 22 - 23, 2024 New Braunfels, Texas
Tommy Jacobs
Regional Training Manager
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
979-500-6808
tommy.jacobs@teex.tamu.edu
Darren Smith
Training Director - Extension Program
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
979-500-6812
darren.smith@teex.tamu.edu
Chris Nored
Training Captain
New Braunfels Fire Department
830-221-4264
cnored@newbraunfels.gov
CCP
February 24 - 25, 2024 Williston, Vermont
Jessica Pomainville
Administrative Services Coordinator
Vermont Fire Academy
802-798-9389
jessica.pomainville@vermont.gov
William Jones
Administrative Services Coordinator
Vermont Fire Academy
802-483-2751
William.Jones@vermont.gov
CCP
March 19 - 20, 2024 Concord, New Hampshire
Scott Cathy
Captain
NH Fire Academy
603-223-4223
scott.t.cathy@dos.nh.gov
CCP
May 21 - 22, 2024 Jackson, Mississippi
David Pitts
Instructor Advanced
Mississippi State Fire Academy
601-932-2444
dpitts@msfa.ms.gov
Luke Smith
Instructor Advanced
Mississippi State Fire Academy
601-932-2444
jsmith@msfa.ms.gov
George Horn
Chief of Training
Jackson Fire Department
601-832-0902
ghorn@jacksonms.gov
CCP
June 29 - 30, 2024 Plainfield, Indiana
John Shafer
Director
Indiana Fire Academy
317-281-2346
joshafer@dhs.in.gov
CCP