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Leadership Development


CPE develops and delivers leadership development training, both on-site and regionally, to various levels of public safety leaders.  Specifically, the 80-hour Supervisory Leadership Academy (SLA) designed for front-line supervisors; the 80-hour Organizational Leadership and Management Academy (OLM) geared toward mid-level managers; and the 160-hour IPSLEI Leadership Development Program available to all public safety professionals dedicated to improving their leadership skills.


Leadership Academies Curriculum Overview


Hours
80 (2 weeks)
Program Overview
Hours
2 weeks (80 hours)
Program Overview


SLA Assignment List


For Monday:
  • Bring a copy of your agency’s mission statement
  • Complete the Oregon 360 personal leadership assessment

For Wednesday:

For Thursday:

  • Complete "Improving Organizational Performance" worksheet (successful-unsucessful)

For Friday:


For Monday:

  • Turn in complete F21 Form - Subject Area 12
For Tuesday:
For Wednesday:​
  • ​Complete and turn in your Individual Leadership Development Plan​​​
  • Bring a copy of your agency’s complaint investigations policy
For Thursday:​​​
For Friday:
  • ​Final Project Presentation: Agency/Community Problem

If you need links to tools and resources related to:

  • Searching online
  • Research Resources
  • Writing tips
  • Presentation tips

Visit our EBP Tools & Resources and the CPE Research Resource Portal


OLMA Assignment List


Wednesday:

​Thursday:

Monday:
  • Complete Final Project Written Report: Evidence-Based Practices
  • Complete Written Report & Group Presentation: Management Challenges

Tuesday:

Wednesday:
Thursday:
  • Complete Ethical Leadership Pre-Class Assignment
  • Complete at least two IAT Surveys​

Friday:
  • Final Project Presentation: Evidence-Based Practices & 21st Century Policing
    ​​

If you need links to tools and resources related to:

  • Searching online
  • Research Resources
  • Writing tips
  • Presentation tips

Visit our EBP Tools & Resources and the CPE Research Resource Portal

Regional Leadership Training

(For the full Regional Training schedule, visit DPSST Regional Training)


What We Are Reading

In the DPSST leadership classrooms a number of current book titles are shared and discussed. We’ve included a short list of material  that is frequently referenced in our lessons.  

We encourage you to check out our list and start preparing for your own leadership journey.  

If have titles in mind that would be of interest to our students, please let us know.

Extreme Ownership
Jocko Willink & Leif Babin, 2015

Upstream
Dan Heath, 2020

Outward Mindset, 2nd Edition
Arbinger Institute, 2019

Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do
Jennifer Eberhardt, 2019

Leaders Eat Last
Simon Sinek, 2017

Talking to Strangers
Malcom Gladwell, 2019

The Dog Poop Initiative
Kirk Weisler, 2005