Credible Leadership Development White Paper Copyright © 2023-2024. Every Officer Is A Leader. All Rights Reserved. Page: 4 of 6 Third, the program has been tested so that there is Proof of Concept in the real world. The following tests have been done on the, Every Officer is a Leader and Credible Leadership in real agencies: 1. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and local Municipal Departments informed Dr. Anderson of their needs and they collaborated with the Canadian Police Knowledge Network to build the program that was also based upon the successful university leadership course at the University of the Fraser Valley: https://www.cpkn.ca/en/canadian-credible-leadership-series/. 2. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) pilot-tested the program by collaborating to build it and test it with 25 of their best leaders – see the 7 minute video by Deputy Chief (Personnel and Training), Mark Perez at this link: https://commandcollege.org/services/education-and-training/emergingleadership-ace-2/. This course is available to any officers now and has 6 units of university transfer to over 1700 universities. 3. Sheriff Champagne (Past President of the National Sheriffs Association) validated the program’s outcomes by training ALL of his staff and reported these results after he implemented the program over a period of 5 years: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ycdxzqlrsodh3zm/Sheriff%20Greg%20Champagne%2C%20St.%20Charles%20Parish%20Sheriff%27s%20Office%20%281%29.mp4?dl=0. 4. The Canadian Police Knowledge Network, the RCMP and Municipal Police collaborated with Dr. Anderson and National Command and Staff College1 to produce and pilot studies published and available online now by the Canadian Police Knowledge Network: https://www.cpkn.ca/en/canadian-credibleleadership-series-skills/. 5. The Department of Justice (DOJ) funded a pilot to test the efficacy of the Every Officer is a Leader Workshop; the program was evaluated and recommended by the DOJ. 6. The conceptual framework and skills are research-based and the textbook has been used by major universities such as Capella University, Ball State University in the US and Dalhousie University in Canada (see the letter from Professor Jeff Green who was the Chief of Leadership Training for the FBI): https:// www.consultingcoach.com/images/full/jeff-green.jpg. 7. Certified by 36 Peace Officers Standards and Training (POSTs) agencies and the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST), and they published the results in the IADLEST newsletter on Page 37: https://www.dropbox.com/s/udubj8s6dxdoytz/ IADLEST%20Every%20Officer%20is%20a%20Leader%20Report%20from%20DOJ%20and%20IADLEST%20copy.pdf?dl=0. 8. The American Council on Education has reviewed the entire curriculum and approved it for 6 units of undergraduate credits that transfer to over 1,700 universities: https://acememberdirectory.azurewebsites.net. 1.5 Implementing a Successful Competency-based Leadership Development Program 1.5.1 Leadership Competence Must be Part of the Organization’s Culture Until leadership becomes an organization-wide coached practice, it will remain a program that is introduced, and for the most part not ingrained. This is because leadership isn’t easy or simple. It requires a significant amount of coaching and practice to become proficient and effective in performing the skills that get measurable results. The skills must be coached over a period of time, so that the benefits can be realized by all involved. Remember, culture defines your organization. 1. CommandCollege.org
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