Canton Officers Receive Leadership Trilogy Awards

From the Canton Police Department:

CANTON, GA - Over the past year, Canton Police Department Asst. Chief Stephen Merrifield, Support Services Bureau Commander Capt. Wendell Turner, Criminal Investigation Division Sgt. Rodney Campbell and Uniform Patrol Division Sgt. Ben Gilleland have attended the FBI-Law Enforcement Executive Development Association's (LEEDA) Supervisor Leadership Institute, Command Leadership Institute and Executive Leadership Institute.

During the course of their studies, these Supervisors engaged in topics to include personality diagnostics, leadership case studies, mentoring, developing your people, performance management, risk management and credibility. In addition, they were involved in such areas as command discipline and liability, dealing with problem employees, and leading change within an organization. Furthermore, these leaders 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.

These supervisors just recently completed this intense program and have been awarded the FBI/LEEDA Trilogy Award and will be recognized for this very important accomplishment during the City Council Meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 6, 2016.

Canton Police Chief Mark J. Mitchell stated, "I am extremely proud of these supervisors for the commitment, dedication and hard work they put into finishing such a very important training program. All of our employees are vital to the success of our 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."

Pictured from left to right:
Capt. Wendell Turner - Asst. Chief Stephen Merrifield - Sgt. Rodney Campbell - Sgt. Ben Gilleland

Photo via the Canton Police Department.