Administrative Leadership Certificate

To provide the student with the knowledge necessary to supervise law enforcement officers within an agency. Topics include: eight ideas for defining your role as a supervisor, the four primary styles of supervision, the four roles of a supervisor, the pros and cons of micromanagement, issues surrounding the act of motivating employees, and ways to increase morale among your employees.

To provide information on challenges related to change management in law enforcement organizations and provide techniques for leading and promoting change within those organizations. Topics include: eight reasons law enforcement agencies change, the three types of organizational change, characteristics of effective managers of change, conditions that must be in place in order for an agency to be change-ready, six steps of change management, five steps involved in implementing change, six things key stakeholders will want and need to know about a potential change program, six reasons people resist change, four stages of "The Change Curve", and more.

To provide information to participants on future trends in law enforcement leadership that will better position their agencies to remain viable in their communities and help to address many of the issues facing the profession. Topics include: six current external challenges and opportunities facing law enforcement agencies today, six internal challenges and opportunities facing law enforcement executives, the differences between executive leadership and traditional leadership, the importance of executive leadership (especially during challenging times), ten most important qualities of an executive leader, and more.

An examination of ethical, character-driven law enforcement agencies with a focus on agency culture, core ideology, decision-making, and agency alignment. Topics include: defining agency culture, the role of the agency head in managing the culture of an agency, the three components of agency core ideology, the power of vision, mission, and core values, the tep-step process for clarifying, communicating, and implementing an agency mission and core values, the meaning of agency alignment, and more.