Course to be held December 3-5, 2007in Ft. Worth, Tx.

Instructor Bio
Mike J. Coker

Sergeant Mike J. Coker (Retired) served as a police officer for 20 years in the Portsmouth, Virginia Police Department.
Mike held several supervisory assignments during his tenure: Field Training Officer, Uniform Patrol Supervisor, Homicide and Robbery Squad Commander, Domestic Violence/Sex Crimes Supervisor, Robbery Task Force Squad Commander, Shift Commander, and Administrative Assistant to the Chief of Police.
Mike is a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University at Pamplin College in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Mike’s teaching experience includes: The Polaroid Corporation, United States Postal Service, U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern Mississippi District, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, Idaho P.O.S.T., Miami-Dade Police Department, Idaho Governor’s Task Force, Suffolk County Long Island New York, Virginia Juvenile Court Judges, Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, Texas P.O.S.T., University of Delaware, Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy, Hampton Roads Academy of Criminal Justice Services, Eastern Virginia Medical School, St. Louis County Police Training Academy, and The U.S. Virgin Island Police.

Course Objectives
Leadership is influence. Each of us has the power of influence. Becoming a leader you must recognize the potential in others, not to mention yourself. Accepting a new leadership position can be the most demanding and yet receive the least training. It is Mike’s hope to share some innovative ideas to help in day-to-day operations from the supervisors role in a vehicle pursuit, to making critical decisions at the crime scene. In the spirit of Community Policing, it is important that we decipher the mission and vision of the organization and the real time impact it has on future leadership.

Mission and Vision Statement: During this period, we will discuss the importance of knowing your mission and vision for your organization. It is imperative that each employee has a working knowledge of their role and the impact on the mission of the department. It starts with having a keen understanding of your current job function.

Innovative Ideas About Leadership: During the time allotted, we will discuss points to emphasize the Role of Leadership, and innovative theories of understanding people. Because business and people are always evolving, we will focus on proven strategies of conquering the Art of Change, while dealing with common pitfalls of leadership.

Dealing With The Problem Employee: Regardless of the size of the organization, there will always be people who are hard to deal with or motivate. During this session we will uncover some innovative strategies in confronting the difficult employee.

Civil Liability: As a leader we must take an affirmative role in training our people. During this period, we will discuss the cost of not training and monitoring our personnel. In addition, we will discuss relevant case law to reduce our liability risk.

When Do I Have Time to Lead? Because of the day-to-day operation of making assignments, monitoring clearance rates, maintaining equipment, answering calls for service, completing performance evaluations, and problem solving, when does one have time to lead. During this period, we will tackle critical issues in prioritizing your workload.

Accountable Leadership: Every supervisor in the organization has a responsibility to make sound decisions that benefit the citizens and the organization. During this period, we will discuss the COMPSTAT program and how it relates to Accountability. In addition, we will discuss what it takes to be an effective critical decision maker and taking responsibility for those decisions.

Media Relations: Your organization is only one case away from CNN broadcasting, “Live” from your city. During this period, we will discuss the importance of each level of leadership becoming aware of the pitfalls of dealing with the media.

Real Time Leadership: In today’s world the need to have things instantaneous has caused a shift in leading as it relates to business. Critical issues involving day-to-day operations will cause leaders to speed up the learning curve in order to tackle these tough issues. During this period, we will discuss maintaining a positive work environment in which the truth can be told, core competencies of a leader, work assignments, and rotating personnel and transfers.

Critical Thinking Checklist: Checklist to assist in Critical Incidents: Homicide Scenes, Vehicle Pursuits, Civil Unrest, Missing Child (AMBER Alerts), Use of Force and Potential Terrorism in your city.

Upon Completion:

At the end of this training session, the participant will have a working knowledge on how to:

Action plan for dealing with the problem employee
Deal with Change
Become a better decision maker
Understand their Role in the Mission and Vision Statement
Delegate assignments

In addition, the participant will become familiarized with:

2 Golden Rules of Leadership
P.O.S.D.C.R.B.
The Pareto Principle
Commanding Crime Scenes
Performance Evaluations
Level 5 Leadership