Step up to leadership

This free course is one in a series focusing on leadership, decision-making and communication in the context of policing with the community.  This particular course focuses on the challenge of leadership and leading change in an ever-changing policing context. It provides insights to help individuals become more effective leaders of teams and organisations, and to engage more effectively with key community stakeholders.

• Introduction
• 1 What is leadership?
• 1 What is leadership?
• 2 Leadership or management?
• 2 Leadership or management?
• 3 Leadership in a policing context
• 3 Leadership in a policing context
• 4 ‘Being’ a leader
• 4 ‘Being’ a leader
• 4.1 Being a leader might depend on context
• 5 Are you seen as a leader?
• 5 Are you seen as a leader?
• 6 Leading with a purpose
• 6 Leading with a purpose
• 7 Developing an effective team culture
• 7 Developing an effective team culture
• 7.1 Where does culture come from?
• 8 Leaders, empowerment and accountability
• 8 Leaders, empowerment and accountability
• 9 Leading through change
• 9 Leading through change
• Summary
• References
• Acknowledgements