Drive the Road Leadership

This class will transform leadership potential into reality. At PDL Connect Consulting, we understand that learning leadership skills is critical to creating a great culture and developing your leaders.

The Drive the Road Leadership philosophy will equip students to bring back a philosophy of leadership that can be physically applied in the work environment.

It’s a philosophy that allows the leader to share his/her vision, establish goals, points everyone in the same direction and develop a total team concept in the work environment. It also allows for accountability, growth and empowerment of your staff.

During this eight-hour class, attendees will learn:

• How to identify and develop their leadership style and traits to effectively lead others

• To empower their staff using our Drive the Road Leadership philosophy

• The importance of 360-degree communication and way to ensure effective communication in your organization.

• Conflict resolution and accountability as a leader

• Be given tools to provide feedback, including scenario-based training to practice the skills

This class is highly interactive, and the skills learned will make an immediate impact in your organization.

The Drive the Road Leadership philosophy will positively change your work environment.

Drive the Road Leadership Advanced

Developing strong leaders is essential for personal and organizational success. The Drive the Road Leadership Advanced class builds on the knowledge and skills learned in the Drive the Road Leadership class.

Throughout the course, interactive discussions, practical exercises and scenario-based learning help to equip attendees with advanced knowledge and skills for their leadership success.

The advanced leadership class covers topics essential for effective leadership. Topics covered in the class include:

* Writing Personal Leadership Statements - Attendees learn to craft personal leadership statements that reflect their values, vision, and leadership style that align with your organizational vision, mission, and values. These statements serve as a foundation for their leadership journey.

* Staying out of the HR Ditches - attendees learn about key federal employment acts such as the Civil Rights Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Family Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. Knowing the basics related to HR is crucial to keeping leaders from making mistakes that could land them in the HR ditches. Attendees will understand the vital role that Human Resources has in supporting their organization.

* Delegation- Attendees learn the steps to delegate tasks appropriately to empower team members.

*Personal Improvement Plans (PIPs) - Attendees learn to create and implementing Personal Improvement Plans (PIPs) to support the growth and development of team members. This involves setting clear goals, providing constructive feedback, and offering resources for improvement. In this class attendees will practice writing PIPs.

* Evaluations - The class covers techniques for conducting fair and constructive performance evaluations. Attendees learn the common pitfalls in writing evaluations and learn how to provide meaningful feedback and set goals.

This class is uses interactive discussion, practical exercises and scenarios to increase leadership knowledge and skills to lead with confidence, integrity, and compassion in your workplace.

Mobile Field Force Commander's Training

During field force leader training, participants delve into the intricacies of tactical leadership, focusing on rapid decision-making and adaptability. The curriculum often includes modules on risk assessment, resource allocation, and effective communication under high-pressure scenarios.

Simulated exercises are a cornerstone of this training, exposing agency leaders at all levels to diverse challenges they might encounter in the field and as they build their teams. These scenarios can range from civil unrest and natural disasters to security threats, allowing participants to hone their problem-solving skills and test their ability to manage crises.

Attendees are trained to prioritize the safety of personnel while achieving mission objectives. They learn to assess the evolving dynamics of a situation, adjust strategies accordingly, and deploy resources efficiently. Emphasis is placed on coordination with other units, agencies, and non-traditional partners to foster a cohesive response. Field force leaders also receive instruction on leveraging technology and intelligence to enhance situational awareness. This includes understanding the capabilities and limitations of available tools, ensuring effective communication systems, and utilizing data for informed decision-making.

Overall, this specialized training aims to further develop leaders capable of navigating unpredictable scenarios, making swift and sound decisions, and effectively leading their teams to address a wide range of challenges in the field.

Tactical Planning for Large Event Gatherings and Search Warrants

Tactical Planning for Large Event Gatherings and Search Warrants is an 8-hour course of instruction for agency administrators and leaders, supervisors, investigators, and Task Force Officers.

The Course will guide students on tactical planning for large events, search warrants, and critical incidents. The student will set tactical plans for large events, fairs, parades, concerts, and search warrants. Students will discuss command structure communications, unified command, resource staging, and considerations.

The course involves 8 hours of classroom instruction, including tabletop exercises, reviews of operational plans utilized during recent events, and discussion on writing after-action reports for these events.

Included in this class will be:

* Design and implementation of operational plans, importance of ingress and egress routes, perimeter, orientation maps and grids for operational planning, traffic control points, and staging areas, including for media, evacuations and the use of evacuation vehicles, medical notifications for mass casualty events.

* Use of the Incident Command System, learn how to establish unified command, set up a Tactical Operations Center, communication and operational plan dispersion, briefing, debriefings and after-action reports, Isolate Contain Evaluation Report, reporting and checking in to a major incident

* Situational Awareness and suspicious behavior, contingency planning, drones for pre-event surveillance, and staging resources strategically

* Multiple threat situations, barricaded subjects, hostage situations, ambush situations, and directive fire

*Immediate action teams, citizen and officer-down rescue formations, safety priorities and mission priorities.

During the class, operational plans and after-action reports will be reviewed.

Students will need to bring a computer to the course with the ability to hook to Wi-Fi and use PowerPoint.

Students will conduct tabletop exercises, design operational plans and conduct after action debriefs.

Patrol Response to High-Risk Calls for Service & Critical Incidents

Patrol Response to High-Risk Calls for Service & Critical Incidents is an 8-hour course of instruction for first-line supervisors and patrol staff.

The Course will guide supervisors and officers on how to respond to critical incidents, develop tactical approach plans, provide guidance on additional resource considerations, and discuss staging, barricade tactics, and scene management. The responding officer will learn how to tactically plan while responding to the scene, contingency plan, and develop tactical plans to work through the situation safely. This course would also discuss how to transition the situation to a SWAT response if needed.

The course involves 4-hour classroom instruction followed by 4 hours of scenario execution. The student will need a computer with PowerPoint and internet capabilities to design tactical plans.