Audience: For Law Enforcement Corporals, Sergeants and Above

Description: Do you have a diverse array of employees working for you?
" We have up to possibly six generations working in America. Are you a leader or a manager?
" How well do you communicate with others?
" Communicate better through different styles
" Body language can affect your communications
" Better communication will guide your people to be better
" Having the difficult conversations is no fun but… Let's handle them better

If so, this course is for you. Through class discussions and videos, we will explore different aspects of employees you lead or manage along with different strategies for the betterment of your organization. We will discuss different types of leaders and some of the challenges all leaders face. We will discuss strategies for having those difficult conversations and ways to deal with conflict in the workplace.

Schedule: 0830-0900 Registration and Introductions
0900-1200 Session 1
1200-1300 Lunch (On your own)
1300-1600 Session 2

Instructor: Chief Bobby Blankenship (retired)

Bobby recently retired from Alabama Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission as in investigator on March 1, 2023. He spent six (6) years as Chief of Police at Dothan Regional Airport Police Department and retired from Ozark Police Department after twenty five (25) years at the rank of Captain of Special Operations. He is currently serving as a board member with ICJE and Alabama Police Trainers Association (APTA). He attended the FBI National Academy #249 and has been certified as an APOSTC instructor since 2004. He is an adjunct instructor for AUM and JSU. Throughout his career, Bobby has served on special weapons and tactics commander, regional disaster response team member, traffic homicide investigations commander, commercial vehicle enforcement commander, honor guard commander, training division commander along with numerous other duties.

Sponsors: This seminar is sponsored by AUM's Alabama Crime Prevention Clearinghouse & Training Institute, the Institute for Criminal Justice Education, Inc., U.S. Attorney's Office, MDA, and ADECA Law Enforcement Planning/Traffic Safety Division. This training is partially funded by an ADECA Law Enforcement Planning subgrant #2023-DJ-02-291 awarded to AUM and its Alabama Crime Prevention Clearinghouse.

Cancellation Policy

**Online Self-Cancellation: You may now remove/cancel yourself from a class or waiting list online! Self-Cancellations online can only be completed up until two days prior to the start date of the class. Please log in to your account, click on Registration History, then Current Courses, and then you may choose the classes you need to cancel. If you need to cancel in less than two days prior, please contact our office at 334-244-3804 or [email protected].
No Shows: Most of our classes have waiting lists and we need to know ASAP if you are not able to attend. We are tracking all no shows (people who do not attend class and don’t notify us prior to the start of class).

Fee Breakdown

Category	Description	Amount
Course Fee (Basic)	None Entered	$ 0.00