POLICE
We are very fortunate to have Randy Means scheduled for the
fall police workshops. Mr. Means specializes in police
operations and administration. He is a long-time legal and risk management
instructor for the International Association of Chiefs of Police and has
instructed for virtually every major institutional provider of law
enforcement—training more than a quarter-million police officials covering
every state and Canada. Mr. Means writes the legal column for Law & Order Magazine.
Mr. Means’ presentation of Police Leadership in the New Normal will feature his no-nonsense
approach to leadership and management that has gained national attention—and
will resonate with department leadership and line officers alike.
Attending this workshop will improve your skills
for working in a world where resources, expectations, values, and
communications are changing—and for working in new cooperative relationships,
joint powers agreements, and multi-agency departments and task forces.
Some of Mr.
Means' themes will include:
- Policy (make it real or change the policy)
- Supervision (if officers can see the target, they will hit the target)
- Organizational culture (the power of fear—and why minor misconduct unchecked causes major misconduct)
- Need for proactive discipline and risk management (the greatest cause of police liability is failure to discipline)
The workshops will be in White Bear Lake on October 3 and in
Bloomington on October 4. Lunch is included. To register, go to www.lmc.org/police12RB
FIRE
We listened to the firefighters who attended Dr. Rich
Gasaway’s last series of workshops—and the comments, participation, and
positive evaluations were unlike any we have ever received!
This fall, Dr. Gasaway will be back presenting Training for Failure: Why First Responder
Training Must Change, which will cover why some methods of training
firefighters on essential skills may actually contribute to near misses and
casualties.
He
will weave together the science and his real-world experience as he
describes:
- How the brain learns
- Role of stress on learning and skill performance
- Need for repetition in training
- Relationship of situational awareness, decision-making, and human error
- Why recommendations from fatality reports aren’t reducing casualties
The workshops will be in the evening and will include a
meal. Dates and locations are: Brooklyn Park, Sept. 12; Grand Rapids, Sept. 20;
Rochester, Oct. 1; Mankato, Oct. 2; Brainerd, Oct. 15; and Perham,
Oct. 16. The courses are filling fast, so register early!
To register, go to www.lmc.org/fire12RB
Remember:
Responder Safety = Public Safety
Up next time: “Lessons learned—that could have been us”
In the
meantime, stay safe and be careful.
Rob
