Executive Leadership Training for Command Staff
Program nameExecutive Leadership Growth
Advanced strategic training for command staff and agency executives: crisis leadership, policy alignment, early intervention, and ethical decision-making.
What you'll build here
Advanced strategic training for command staff and agency executives. Priced between $695 – $895 per student depending on cohort size and delivery format, this program focuses on crisis leadership, policy alignment, early intervention, and ethical decision-making to build and sustain resilient organizational cultures.
Taught by Chief Jon Fehlman, a career law enforcement leader serving since 1984, this advanced package builds upon our Essentials training by integrating command-level strategy. The curriculum focuses heavily on shifting from autocratic management to transformational, empathetic leadership.
- Investment
- $695 – $895/student
- Cohort
- 15+ students
- Length
- 2–5 days
- Format
- on-site, online, or hybrid
- Instructor
- Chief Jon Fehlman · serving since 1984
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Core Curriculum Modules
Self-Awareness & Emotional Intelligence
Identify personal blind spots, mitigate cognitive biases, and cultivate psychological safety within teams.
Strategic Decision Making
Use critical thinking and risk assessment to make agile, policy-aligned decisions during dynamic, high-stakes incidents.
Advanced Conflict Resolution
Negotiation and mediation strategies that resolve inter-departmental friction and promote a positive, accountability-driven culture.
Leading Change & Motivation
Align departmental tasks with personnel strengths, provide autonomy, and guide agencies through periods of crisis or transformation.
Executive Coaching & Early Intervention
Use data and scorecards to recognize burnout, enforce standards early, and protect the agency from liability.
Looking for a specific subject? See the full range of leadership topics covered across both courses.
Built for the people who carry the agency.
This is executive leadership training for command staff: the ranks that set policy, carry the risk, and answer for the culture of the agency. Mid-level command and executive leadership sit in the same room on purpose, because a decision made at the top is only as good as the captain who has to run it.
Lieutenants
Translating policy into daily operations across shifts.
Captains
Division leaders accountable for culture and performance.
Watch commanders
Balancing risk, staffing, and response in real time.
Battalion chiefs
Aligning stations and companies to one standard.
EMS operations managers and directors
Carrying operational and personnel responsibility across a whole service.
Department heads
Leading a municipal department alongside public safety partners.
Deputy chiefs, chiefs, and agency executives
Setting the mission, vision, and values of the agency.
Not sure which tier fits?
The two published courses share one methodology; the difference is rank and responsibility. Tell us who you are developing and we will point you to the right tier.
Where it runs, how it is delivered, and what your agency gets.
Law enforcement
Police and sheriff agencies, from the patrol shift to the command floor. See patrol-supervisor and command leadership.
Fire departments
Stations and battalions bringing officers together across shifts. See company-officer and battalion leadership.
EMS services
Ambulance services and EMS divisions developing supervisors who still run calls. See crew and operations leadership.
Public administration
City and county departments, the local-government partners who share the table with public safety. See local-government leadership development.
How it is delivered
- On-site at your agency or a host facility
- Live online, instructor led, never self-paced
- Hybrid: part in person, part online
- Runs 2–5 days, ideal cohort 15+ students
Smaller departments split the seats through regional multi-agency training.
What gets customized
- Scenarios drawn from your highest-risk call types
- Standards aligned to your general orders and SOPs
- Role plays cast to the ranks actually in the room
- Debriefs built on your own after-action themes
The method is fixed; the content is not. That is the policy-aligned training process.
What is included
- A written proposal stating the full price before you commit
- Completion certificates for personnel files and record audits
- Learning objectives, hours, outlines, and instructor bio
- Reinforcement coaching after the formal training window
POST credit is not yet available. Agencies submit for approval in their own state using POST and continuing-education documentation.
Budget, class size, multi-agency cohorts, and certificates are answered in full in the training FAQ.
Four steps, built around your agency
Discovery
We review your goals, general orders, IA and RMS trends, CAD data, and high-risk call types to customize the curriculum.
Design
Build the program around your agency's policies, community priorities, and operational pain points. Never off-the-shelf.
Delivery
Scenario-based coaching, real-world debriefs, retention-focused practice. No lecture, no slide-deck overload.
Reinforcement
Sustained coaching after class converts new skills into durable, on-the-job habits, not a one-and-done event.
The Evanston Police Department recently completed a two-week leadership training program facilitated by Thatcher Lewis, and I am pleased to share my highest recommendation. The expertise and professionalism demonstrated by Thatcher Lewis, LLC made a meaningful impact on our department, strengthening our leadership team and enhancing our service to the community.
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