National Emergency Management Leaders Academy
E453 Leadership Attributes III – The Application of Management Concepts to Decision Making and Problems Solving
Course Overview
Course Three addresses the same cross-cutting themes as Courses One and Two, looking at different or in some cases more advanced applications of the same themes: organizational management (EM organization stressors and stress management) – given the management styles, qualities, and organizational design/structure covered in Courses One and Two; decision-making and problem-solving (crisis decision-making applicable to all phases of EM) – a specific application (crisis environment) of the Course One and Two discussions on decision-making; collaboration and communication (Federal/State/local/tribal/territorial Integration; public communications; change communications; NIMS); resource management (fiscal and physical resources; activation of human resources during an incident); planning (risks and challenges to strategic planning and budgeting); and situational awareness, intelligence and information.
Selection Criteria
This course is designed for current and emerging leaders in emergency management. The target audience includes government, non-profit voluntary organization, and private sector managers responsible for emergency management or homeland security, including:
- State, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management or homeland security program staff and managers;
- Federal department heads and branch chiefs of emergency management or homeland security;
- Directors and managers of non-profit voluntary organizations;
- Private sector managers leading emergency management offices and related programs; and
- Emergency management program directors from all organizations listed above with significant authority and responsibilities.
Course Length
4 days



