Sheriff’s Leadership Program

Yesterday, Sheriff Scott Jones presented twenty-five certificates of completion to the second graduating class of the Sheriff’s Leadership Program (SLP-2)!

The mission of the Sheriff’s Leadership Program is to encourage employees to enhance their leadership skills, so they emerge as active leaders and influence organizational culture. The program was implemented in 2015 and designed for front line employees. The program consists of three months, with two classes per month; totaling six days of instruction. The curriculum of the program was crafted to give employees the opportunity to succeed in their roles as informal leaders. Additionally, SLP prepares employees for future official leadership roles when promoted to the next level. All participants are expected, upon graduation, to model the leadership skills they were exposed to. Front-line staff, who commit three months to this personal development course in addition to their full-time job assignments, learn how to have positive impact within their worksites. Through dialogue and classroom discussion, they reviewed leadership concepts, methods, and case studies. The instructors set the tone of the training by providing impactful information in order to inspire all attendees to provide the best possible service to the community we serve.