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Introduction to First Line Supervision

Length of Seminar: 3 Days
Instructor: James Currie or Randy King

Course Overview:
This course is designed to provide knowledge and training which will enhance supervisory and leadership skills when supervising subordinates.

During this three (3) day course, officers will be presented with ideas and techniques to assist them in becoming more professional and confident on the application of their supervisory and leadership skills.

Introduction
As never before, officers need professional leaders who have high standards, possess great skills in their roles and who are willing to continually study and learn to achieve their full supervisory potential. Being a public safety officer has always been a tough, demanding, but rewarding profession because of the satisfaction and responsibilities involved. However, the technological advances in all communications media, especially television, have made today's new officers more aware and knowledgeable than their predecessors. They are taught in school to think more for themselves and to question anything which is not clearly based on logic and reason.

These factors dictate that leaders must, more than ever, have a better understanding of individual behavior and be more proficient on the execution of their total supervisory responsibilities.

Upon Completion
At the completion of this course, the officer will have received instruction for them to be able to:

1. Recognize the four (4) indicators of effective leadership.
2. Identify the three (3) keys to effective leadership.
3. State the importance of knowing human behavior in relationship to effective supervision.
4. Demonstrate how our roles and attitudes influence our behavior.
5. Recognize and list effective leadership traits and principles.
6. Identify advantages and disadvantages if three (3) different leadership styles.
7. Document the new supervisor’s responsibilities and how they affect job performance.
8. Recognize the importance of counseling in supervisor effectiveness.
9. Identify the actual factors in conducting a performance evaluation.
10. Recognize and deal with officer stress.
11. Identify the factors which deal with supervisory liability