Wednesday, December 14, 2016

CPD Lieutenant Receives Leadership Award

Over the past year, Asst. Support Services Bureau Commander Lt. Matt Baldwin has attended the FBI-Law Enforcement Executive Development Association’s (LEEDA Supervisor Leadership Institute, Command Leadership Institute and Executive Leadership Institute program. 

During the course of his studies, Lt. Baldwin engaged in topics to include personality diagnostics, leadership case studies, mentoring, developing your people, performance     management, risk management and credibility.  In addition, he was involved in such areas as command discipline and liability, dealing with problem employees, and leading change within an organization.  Furthermore, the Lieutenant engaged in other studies such as generational leadership, paradigms and change objectives, power and influence, transactional and transformational leadership, and the future of law enforcement.

Lt. Baldwin just recently completed this intense program and has been awarded the FBI/LEEDA Trilogy Award and will be recognized for this very important accomplishment     during the City Council Meeting scheduled for Thursday, January 5, 2017. 

Lt. Matt Baldwin
Canton Police Chief Mark J. Mitchell stated, “I am extremely proud of Lt. Baldwin for the commitment, dedication and hard work he put into finishing such a very important training   program.  All of our employees are vital to the success of this organization so, we must invest in their career development which not only improves their skill sets but also continues to     develop our department into a premier professional agency that supports our employees and the community we serve.” 

Chief Mitchell added, “One of our training goals for the new fiscal year is to continue to send our supervisors to this vital program with the objective of having all of our leaders obtain the Trilogy Award in the future.”