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Filters: Leadership and Executive Development
2-day off-campus
Executive Skills Series: Exercising Leadership to Facilitate Adaptive Change (F0521)

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

Develop an understanding of skills associated with exercising leadership to resolve adaptive problems (those problems where the solution is either unknown or requires significant change, or both).


9/12/2024 - 9/13/2024
in Kahului, HI

2-day off-campus
Leadership in Supervision: Creating Environments for Professional Growth (F0646)

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

Supervisors can learn the basic leadership skills and tools needed for effective performance in the fire/EMS environment, including adaptive leadership, change management and effective communication.


8/27/2024 - 8/28/2024
in Gulfport, MS

+ 2 more

2-day off-campus
New Fire Chief: Challenging Issues (F0760)

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

Understand the critical knowledge and resources and learn the essential skills necessary for assuming the responsibilities of a fire chief, including local politics and liability and risk management.


8/19/2024 - 8/20/2024
in Kansas City, KS

+ 4 more

6-day off-campus
Leadership in Supervision (N0645)

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

Learn the basic leadership skills and tools to perform effectively in the fire/EMS environment, to transition to supervisory and leadership roles, and to establish a foundation for future success.


8/18/2024 - 8/23/2024
in Baton Rouge, LA

+ 1 more

2-day on-campus
New Fire Chief: Challenging Issues (W0760)

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

Understand the critical knowledge and resources and learn the essential skills necessary for assuming the responsibilities of a fire chief, including local politics and liability and risk management.


8/3/2024 - 8/4/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

2-day on-campus
Executive Skill Series: Exercising Leadership Ethically (W0523)

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

Learn how to recognize ethical dilemmas, apply a decision model to resolve those dilemmas, render ethical decisions, and defend the resulting decisions that were made to resolve these dilemmas.


7/20/2024 - 7/21/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

2-day on-campus
Shaping the Future (W0602)

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

First- and second-level supervisors and company officers: Develop the skills for organizational problem-solving, including implementing change and continuous improvement within organizations.


7/20/2024 - 7/21/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

Canceled

+ 3 more

2-day on-campus
Leadership in Supervision: Perspectives in Thinking (W0647)

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

Supervisors can gain a conceptual foundation for success in leadership roles by exploring creative, analytical, political and critical thinking perspectives, such as fostering creativity and innovation.


7/20/2024 - 7/21/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

+ 6 more

2-day on-campus
Executive Skills Series: Exercising Leadership to Facilitate Adaptive Change (W0521)

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

Develop an understanding of skills associated with exercising leadership to resolve adaptive problems (those problems where the solution is either unknown or requires significant change, or both).


7/13/2024 - 7/14/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

+ 1 more

2-day on-campus
New Fire Chief: Administrative Issues (W0761)

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

New or recently appointed or elected chiefs can learn the crucial managerial, administrative and leadership skills and awareness necessary to successfully meet the obligations of the position.


7/13/2024 - 7/14/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

2-day on-campus
Leadership in Supervision: Frameworks to Success (W0648)

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

Supervisors can learn leadership skills and tools needed to perform effectively in the fire/EMS environment, including professionalism, resilience, emotional intelligence and situational awareness.


7/13/2024 - 7/14/2024
in Emmitsburg, MD

+ 2 more

2-day off-campus
Shaping the Future (F0602)

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

First- and second-level supervisors and company officers: Develop the skills for organizational problem-solving, including implementing change and continuous improvement within organizations.


7/9/2024 - 7/10/2024
in Biloxi, MS

+ 11 more