EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’ S REPORT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’ S REPORT
MITCHELL C. SKLAR
105th ANNUAL NJSACOP TRAINING CONFERENCE
The New Jersey Police Chief Magazine | May 2017
Each June, the NJSACOP convenes our organization’ s largest and most important event— The Annual NJSACOP Training Conference and Police / Security Expo. The Conference combines prominent speakers and training professionals, high-profile incident reviews, and valuable leadership insights for the police executive along with social and networking functions, highlighted by the Installation Banquet. This year’ s event marks our 105 th Annual Conference.
The Conference is also a time to learn, share ideas, establish a communications network, and renew friendships. The emotional high point of the Installation Banquet is the NJSACOP Valor Awards, presented to law enforcement officers who have gone over and above the call of duty to help their fellow citizens at the peril of their own safety, or even life.
Our annual Police / Security Expo is one of the largest law enforcement-related Tradeshows in North America. Approximately 650 vendors and 6,000 attendees converge on the Atlantic City Convention Center for two days to view and tryout the latest in tools, technology, hardware and software for the police and security professional.
This year’ s Conference kicks off with the Host Chief’ s Night Reception on Monday, June 26 th at the Landshark Bar & Grill.
The training portion of our Conference commences the following morning, Tuesday, June 27 th when Chief Jon Belmar, St. Louis County Police Department, will present the Ferguson, Missouri: Providing Effective Leadership in a Crisis Situation.
The events in Ferguson, Missouri marked a major shift in how many Americans perceive police, and began a call for more transparency and accountability in the profession. St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar, who had a major role in restoring order following Michael Brown’ s death, will talk about the lessons learned during the ordeal and how police leaders can prepare for similar events in their communities. His presentation includes ensuring officers are given clear instruction on their demeanor during protests, leading from the front in critical incidents, and trainings’ short comings in dealing with these situations. He will also talk about the socioeconomic conditions leading to the unrest and cover the role politicians and media play during highly publicized events.
On Wednesday, June 28 th, Michael Bret Hood, Special Agent, FBI( Ret.), 21st Century Learning & Consulting, LLC, will present, Sustaining Motivation By Being a Transformational Leader.
Are your employees as engaged as they could be in their work? Are there certain people in your organization who struggle with their motivation? Are you leading up to your full capabilities? Have you been able to adapt to leading new generations of employees? What if someone offered you new, scientifically proven ways to help you better lead and motivate your followers? Would you be interested?
As we all know, law enforcement agencies are full of diverse, opinionated personalities, each with differing motivations or lack thereof. Any leader could have trouble navigating in this environment, but scientific research has shown that a transformational leader will have better success at leading and motivating their followers. In this interactive block of instruction, participants will be surprised by their own behaviors while also learning different ways to leverage automatic human behaviors to increase employee engagement and intrinsic motivation. As a leader, don’ t you want to leave your organization better than you found it?
In addition to these main training opportunities, there will also be seminars and presentations throughout the Police / Security Expo taking place at the Atlantic City Convention Center.
The Annual Conference is a chance for our entire membership and our colleagues and friends to come together for professional development, networking and fellowship.
Even in these troubled times, we are looking forward to a productive, informative and enjoyable Conference.
Mitchell C. Sklar Executive Director
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