ICLD 1.6 Personal Leadership

Module Overviewu00a0

This module provides students with an in-depth look at why change can be so difficult, particularly in law enforcement organizations.u00a0 It gives perspective on how change can benefit organizations and cautions against making changes just for the sake of change.u00a0 The module also gives strategies to utilize when implementing necessary changes.

Module Objectives

Upon successful completion of this module student should be able to:

• Understand the emotional reactions that make change difficult to implement.
• Understand the strategies of change management.
• Understand the relationship between disequilibrium and change.

Instructor: Matthew Tobiau00a0is a Battalion Chief with the Anne Arundel County, MD Fire Department, a metropolitan combination Fire / Rescue / EMS agency in Suburban Baltimore, MD. With over 20 years of diverse experience, Chief Tobia currently serves as the Executive Officer to the Deputy Chief of Planning and is a Public Information Officer for the Department. He is also certified as a Type III IMT Public Information Officer and a member of the Baltimore Regional Type III Incident Management Team. u00a0Tobia holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Maryland and is a nationally certified Fire Officer IV and Instructor III. He teaches extensively throughout the United States, lecturing frequently on safety and leadership issues. He has served on curriculum development teams at the Maryland Fire Rescue and at the Pennsylvania Fire Academy. Chief Tobia also writes for several national publications, currently serving as Fire-Rescue Magazineu2019s back page columnist.