An Intensive 5-day Training Course
Police Leadership, Organisation and Strategy
The Context of Police Leadership in an Evolving World
Course Introduction
International Policing is undergoing radical transformation across the world. Policing continues to evolve in response to societal changes such as digital advances, mass migration, changing nature of protest and environmental threats and needs to consider how to future proof its strategic and structural operating models to succeed in this VUCA world.
This Police Leadership, Organisation and Strategy training course will offer delegates the opportunity to explore current and emerging themes in global Policing and Security sectors. During the training course, you’ll consider the role of the police as facilitators and enablers, with a broader look at strategic planning, policy development and organisational accountability. The training course will allow delegates the opportunity to explore the effectiveness of a variety of leadership styles that best support organisational transformation. Matters relating to context, employee and stakeholder engagement are also considered, along with decision making and problem solving.
This Oxford Management Centre training course will highlight:
- Your understanding of leadership and its impact on self, teams and organisations
- Your level of self-awareness through reflective exercises and self-assessments
- Influencing behaviours and techniques to develop your cooperation and collaboration skills
- How to lead change, recognising personal and organisational risks and opportunities
- Different approaches to decision making and how to apply to incident management
Objectives
At the end of this Police Leadership, Organisation and Strategy training course, you will learn to:
- Apply strategic thinking principles and practices to better understand your operating environment
- How to use emotional intelligence to develop yours and others leadership
- Discover your ‘inner self’ and how this shapes your approach to leadership and management
- Be leadership ambidextrous, recognising the situation, task and time to use a variety of leadership tools
- How to influence others employing a range of influencing tactics
- Develop the critical skills required to effectively lead in Policing incidents
Training Methodology
This innovative and dynamic training course on Police Leadership, Organisation and Strategy will utilise a variety of best practice adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This will include highly interactive and engaging group as well as individual activities, relevant case studies, worked examples and specifically targeted content videos. To support your development, self-assessments and reflective practice will be employed to raise your awareness of your preferences and skills in the context of Policing.
Organisational Impact
Policing organisations will benefit greatly through this training course of study, as Leaders with improved strategic focus will:
- Be better able to lead through change and engage with greater impact staff and stakeholders
- Develop leadership skills which support delivering organisational performance
- Improve the motivation of self and others leading to greater operational and strategic alignment.
Personal Impact
In attending this Police Leadership, Organisation and Strategy training course, you benefit greatly as you will
- Accelerate your career development
- Undertake a leadership self-development journey
- Assess your leadership potential more clearly
- Develop your self-awareness and social skills leading to improved communication with others
- Improve your ability to make decisions and lead teams during change and incidents
- Become a more confident and competent leader
Who Should Attend?
This Oxford Management Centre training course is suitable for a wide range of Police professionals but will greatly benefit all those in charge of departments, business areas, units & teams. This could include:
- Senior Leaders
- Middle Managers
- Those identified as Talent or High Potential Development
- Leaders in specialist posts
- Leaders in support roles
Course Outline
Day 1
Understanding Your Preferred Leadership Style
- The Principles of Leadership
- The context of Police Leadership in a compex world
- What makes a great leader
- Application of Leadership styles in Policing
- Recognising your Leadership – (Self-assessments and associated exercises)
Day 2
Leadership: Emotional Intelligence Excellence
- Emotional Intelligence in Policing
- Achieving Leadership Emotional Excellence
- Leadership via self-awareness
- A personal SWOT analysis
- Continued Professional Development – personal learning journey development
Day 3
Mastering the Art of Influence and Persuasion
- Utilising Powerful Interpersonal Skills
- The principles and practices of Influence, Power & Persuasion
- Powerful Behavioural Motivational Techniques
- Empowering Others to achieve Successful Results
- Values & Ethics when influencing others
- The concept of leaders as coaches
Day 4
Incident Management Principles and Practices
- Incident Management in Policing – what defines an incident
- Decision Making in Policing – best practice and international perspective
- Incident command– structures, roles and responsibilities
- Team leadership in incident management
Day 5
Leading Change in a Changing World
- Change Management a strategic overview
- The change curve – recognising and understanding responses to change
- Exploring change models and practices – which ones align to your organisation
- Tools and tips to support successful change
- Next steps, leaders as readers.
Certificate
Oxford Management Centre Certificate will be provided to delegates who successfully completed the training course.
Accreditation
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