In Person Workshops

This workshop deals with fire department mergers.  The first day is spent with your management and labor teams discussing lessons learned from past mergers, both good and bad.  The second day consists of a brainstorming session to identify critical obstacles to the prospective merger and potential solution strategies.  Lessons learned by those who have been

Many fire departments suffer from mistrust between labor and management.  The result is lackluster planning and blurred goals that are often shot down by one side or the other.  The organization and the people in it endure conflict,  ineffectiveness, and disenfranchising of the members.  A solution must create trust, harmony, and build relationships between labor

We discuss what makes excellent teams work, the difference in personalities and roles, and look at the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds as a model.  A Myers-Briggs personality exercise allows students to find their personality type, how others perceive them, and gives them a keen insight to their strengths and weaknesses.  A communication exercise bridges the

While we certainly have good individual leaders in the fire service, most agencies lack effective, in-house, dynamic leadership training. With the generation and cultural gaps widening, and our experienced leaders retiring at a geometric rate, a leadership pandemic is sweeping the American fire service. The result is increased litigation, liability, and gross inefficiency. In addition,

The 40-hour train-the-trainer workshop is designed as follows, including: