"Fit to Lead" is Session 1 of the Leadership Foundation Course which focuses on the Leader themselves through a series of critical personal assessments including DISC & Emotional Intelligence in order to bring an awareness of how to effectively communicate with others while learning how to be Physically, Mentally, and Emotionally Fit to Lead.

•   What it Means to be Fit to Lead
•   Physical, Mental, and Emotional Resilience
•   Self Mastery Concepts
•   Wellness for Leaders
•   Stress Management
•   DISC personality & communication Assessment
•   Emotional Intelligence (EIQ2) Assessment

The theme for the first session is “Before you Lead Others, You Must Learn to Lead Yourself."

"Fit to Lead" is Session 1 of the Leadership Foundation Course which focuses on the Leader themselves through a series of critical personal assessments including DISC & Emotional Intelligence in order to bring an awareness of how to effectively communicate with others while learning how to be Physically, Mentally, and Emotionally Fit to Lead.

•   What it Means to be Fit to Lead
•   Physical, Mental, and Emotional Resilience
•   Self Mastery Concepts
•   Wellness for Leaders
•   Stress Management
•   DISC personality & communication Assessment
•   Emotional Intelligence (EIQ2) Assessment

The theme for the first session is “Before you Lead Others, You Must Learn to Lead Yourself."



The second session titled, “Building the Dynamic Leader” course focuses on the knowledge, skills, and abilities of leadership today from a real-world perspective of the various leadership styles, theories, strategies, and techniques specific to current challenges in the public safety profession today.

All the topics from the first session like effective communication (DISC) and utilizing soft skills (EI) in all aspects of leadership are continuous integrated into the course.

This second session focuses on student participation through teach back exercises and course work to include a comprehensive Personal Leadership Philosophy (PLP) project, Presentations on Modern Leadership Theories & Styles, and the creation of expectations document for their team along with class exercises to present their expectations.

Additional topics covered in the second session are Good to Great Principles (Going from mediocre to high performing teams), Leading with Extreme Ownership, 5 Dysfunctions of a Team, Women in Public Safety Leadership, Inclusiveness and Diversity, and Leading across generations.

The session also includes a variety of challenging real world leadership scenarios where the student will have to come up with solutions utilizing all the course skills and present their solution to the instructor cadre and class.

The second session concludes with a recap of all the topics, how to prepare for session three, and an open discussion on topics, scenarios, or current challenges in the profession.

The third and final session of the course titled, “Changing the Way the Leader Thinks” focuses on Vertical Leadership Concepts (VLC) like, Systems Thinking, Group Dynamics, Forward Thinking, and Leading in VUCA (Volatile Uncertain Complex Ambiguous) Environment.

This session focuses on expanding the perspective on the leader to think more “globally” in respect to their position, organization, community, and beyond.

One of the goals of the third session is to develop the student to start understanding a “Long Term View” in conjunction with the ability to start seeing patterns in problems and situations amongst VUCA situations.

After bringing awareness to VLC, the students will be given a final project which will challenge their leadership skills and require them to utilize all the topics and concepts taught in the entire course. Each team of students will present their project to the cadre and a panel of ranking First Responders, Business Leaders, Deputy District Attorney's, and Media Personalities.

After a debrief of the final projects, the students will go through a graduation ceremony to celebrate and acknowledge their dedication and hard work.