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West Point Leadership Program Final Exam Sgt. Jack Hines and Lt. George Vanderhule

West Point Leadership Program Final Exam Sgt. Jack Hines and Lt. George Vanderhule. Project. Incorporating the West Point Leadership Theories Into The Austin Police Department’s Sergeants Academy. Areas of Interest.

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West Point Leadership Program Final Exam Sgt. Jack Hines and Lt. George Vanderhule

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  1. West Point Leadership ProgramFinal ExamSgt. Jack Hines andLt. George Vanderhule

  2. Project • Incorporating the West Point Leadership Theories Into The Austin Police Department’s Sergeants Academy

  3. Areas of Interest • Prior To 2000, APD Provided No Formal Leadership Training To First Line Supervisors. • Newly promoted Sergeants Historically Learned To Be Leaders Through Trial And Error. • APD Is Experiencing Rapid Growth, Resulting In An Inexperienced Patrol & Supervisory Force.

  4. Areas of Interest (continued) • Promotion To Sergeant Is Based Solely Upon An Annual Competitive Civil Service Exam. • Sgts. Eligibility List Is Established In Rank Order, Using Test Score and Longevity. The Eligibility List Lasts For 12 Months From The Exam Date. • All Promotions to Sgt. Are Made In Rank Order From The Existing Eligibility List.

  5. Areas of Interest (continued) • 1997 City Audit Criticized APD For Failing To Provide Management Or Leadership Training. • Under Existing Paradigm, Selected Individual Managers Attended Specialized Management Schools. Information Acquired was Not Systematically Shared With Other Managers.

  6. Areas of Interest (continued) • Responding To Audit, In 1999 APD Created and Implemented a 5 Week Sergeants’ Academy. • Top 35 Candidates From Sgts. Eligibility List Are Required To Attend the Sergeants’ Academy. • Current Sergeants Academy Only Teaches The Mechanical Process of First Line Supervision.

  7. Areas of Interest (continued) • T.C.L.E.O.S.E. Requires 20 Hours Of State Mandated Training For New Supervisors. • Chief Knee Requires All Sergeants Academy Students To Also Complete T.C.L.E.O.S.E. Basic Instructors Course. • During Instructors Course Students Must Prepare And Present 2 Class Presentations.

  8. Areas of Interest (continued) • Currently, Student Class Presentation Can Be On Any Topic. • Governor’s Center For Management And Development Taught 40 Hour Segment in Sergeants Academy. • Segment Taught By Governor’s Center For Management Was Poorly Received By Students.

  9. Areas of Interest (continued) • Existing Sergeants Academy Does Not Teach Principles And Theories of Leadership. • Existing Sergeants Academy Does Not Teach Supervisors How To Direct Subordinates Activities Towards the Organizations Goals And Objectives.

  10. Areas of Interest (continued) • Though APD Is Committed To “Community Policing”, The Current Sergeants Academy Does Not Include “District Representative Training For Supervisors”.

  11. Analyze • Which West Point Leadership Theories Apply? • ALL OF THEM!!!

  12. Analysis (continued) • Adult Development Theory. • Attribution Theory. • Leaders Problem Solving Model. • Equity Theory. • Expectancy Theory. • Motivation Through Consequences.

  13. Analyze (continued) • Job Redesign. • Groups As Open Systems. • Socialization. • Group Development. • Cohesion. • Group Decision Making.

  14. Analyze (continued) • Stress Management and Counseling Skills. • Bases Of Power. • Vertical Dyad Linkage. • Situational Leadership • Transformational Leadership. • Conflict Mediation.

  15. Response (Take Action Plan) • Introduce Into the Sergeants Academy Curriculum the West Point Leadership Theories. • Replace Existing Governor’s Center For Management 40 hour Module With An Overview Of WPL Theories. • WPL Theories 40 Hours Module To Be Taught During First Week.

  16. Response (Take Action Plan)continued • Identify WPL Theory Instructors For The Sergeants Academy From Current Leadership Academy Class Students. • Assist Instructors In Developing For The Sergeants Academy Condensed WPL Theory Lesson Plans, Course Guide, and Study Material.

  17. WPL Theories 40 Hour Module Day 1 • Adult Development Theory • Leader Problem Solving Model • Equity Theory • Expectancy Theory • Motivating Through Consequences • Job Redesign

  18. WPL Theories 40 Hour ModuleDay 2 • Groups As Open Systems • Socialization • Group Development • Cohesion • Group Decision Making • Bases Of Power • Vertical Dyad Linkage

  19. WPL Theories 40 Hour ModuleDay 3 • Situational Leadership • Transformational Leadership • Stress Management and Counseling • Conflict Mediation

  20. WPL Theories 40 Hour ModuleDay 4 • District Representatives For Supervisors Training • New Course Developed by District Reps • Needed if Sgts. are to direct their shifts community policing efforts

  21. Response (Take Action Plan)continued • Incorporate West Point Leadership Theories Into T.C.L.E.O.S.E. Basic Instructors School • Require Students to incorporate WPL Theories into each of their 2 student presentation. • Reinforces WPL Theories through practical application

  22. Respond (Take Action Plan)continued • Incorporate WPL Theories Into Other Existing Sergeants Academy Topics, such as: • Discipline Issues • Internal Affairs • FTO Counseling • Incident Command • Cultural Diversity

  23. Respond (Take Action Plan)continued • Family Violence • Employee Rights • Sexual Harassment • Ethics • Supervisor/Employee Interaction • Role Identification For Sergeants

  24. Assess • Questionnaire To Students Prior To Sergeants Academy Determining Previous Exposure To Leadership Training. • Students Complete “Instructors Critique” rating instructors effectiveness, knowledge, and understanding of topic presented.

  25. Assess (continued) • Course Evaluation By Students Upon Completion of Sergeants Academy Assessing Students’ perception of WPL Theories Applicability To Job Of First-Line Supervisors.

  26. Assess (continued) • 6 Month Follow-up Questionnaire To Newly Promoted Sergeants • 1 Year Follow-up Questionnaire To Newly Promoted Sergeants • At both 6 months and 1 Year After Promotion, Questionnaire To Lieutenants Assessing Sergeant’s Performance and Leadership Style

  27. Implementation • There is no additional expense involved in incorporating WPL Theories into the Sergeant Academy • WPL Theories will be incorporated into the next Sergeants Academy • The Next Sergeants Academy will begin November 27, 2000

  28. West Point Leadership ProgramFinal ExamSgt. Jack Hines andLt. George Vanderhule

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