Comparison of RPL & CPE Programs

RPL Program

Overview of  Topics

• Communication skills
• Leadership skills, attitude and mindset
• Planning and conducting productive performance appraisals
• Interpersonal negotiations: Breaking down the barriers
• How to build high-performance teams
• About APCO - structure, governance, etc.

CPE Program

Overview of Topics

Introduction to Executive Leadership

• Management vs. leadership
• Models/theories of leadership
• Public safety leadership issues
• Situational leadership: Employee
• Situational leadership: Leader
• Adaptive leadership: The self
• Adaptive leadership: The organization
• Leadership styles
• Ethical leadership in the 21st century

Defining Leaders

• How leaders define themselves
• Leadership: Relating to others
• Understanding your organization
• Providing vision
• How leaders take responsibility
• Identifying problems and recognizing opportunities for change
• Leadership: Formulating courses of action
• Executing change
• Managing ongoing change
• Leaders in action
• Leadership for the 21st century

Executive Leadership in Action

• Myers-Briggs type indicator as a leadership tool
• Case studies in executive leadership
• Leadership Live: Industry-leading guest speakers