“L101 [Foundations of Emergency Management] packed more information in the 2 weeks than I thought possible”
Todd Musselman, Regional Coordinator, South Carolina Emergency Management Division
“I felt the L-101 course was very informative, challenging, and overall excellent class. It encompassed all aspects of EM into a packed two week[s] that filled many holes not fully covered in my college.”
Todd Musselman, Regional Coordinator, South Carolina Emergency Management Division
“…the 101 course was by far worth the two weeks and long days of covering extensive course material.”
Gretchen Brit, Region 6 Emergency Management Coordinator, South Carolina Emergency Management Division
“I cannot say enough about this course and how worthwhile I felt it was. […] I am thankful for the opportunity to have attended this course, and I highly recommend it.”
Gretchen Brit, Region 6 Emergency Management Coordinator, South Carolina Emergency Management Division
“The Foundations of Emergency Management is a valuable course to build confidence in new Emergency Management Professionals.”
Gregory Haselden, South Carolina Emergency Management Division
“An inspirational week spent with extraordinary people gaining invaluable experience.”
Glenn Yorks, Emergency Manager, Nooksack Indian Tribe, WA.
“The partnership at EMI with Harvard takes emergency management leadership studies to a whole new level.”
Mark Landry, FEMA Region I Federal Coordinating Officer.
“This was an excellent course where you are provided the opportunity to better understand yourself, learn from others, grow as a leader, and utilize tools so you can empower and lead others.”
Teri Smith, Emergency Manager, Douglas County, KS.
“I expected the course to be good, I was wrong, it was great! Thank you for opening my eyes, mind, and heart to new ways to effectively lead and mentor others.”
Carolyn Harshman, International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM).
“What a wonderful program! This subject matter is right on target regarding what emergency management needs to become more effective and to enhance professionalism in our field.”
Lyn Gross, Emergency Manage and IAEM Representative, Brier, WA.
“Finally a course that teaches and encourages people to lead instead of manage. The information is 180 degrees different from common practice. This has been a breath of fresh air which encourages all who attend to continue moving emergency management into heightened levels of practice.”
Chuck Wallace, Emergency Manager, Gray’s Harbor County, WA.
“I am honored to have been selected to attend this program and I am excited to bring back what I learned to my organization. The course concepts will help me be a better person, better employee, better emergency manager, and better leader — a meta–leader.”
Randy Agerton, Assistant Chief, Florida Department of Corrections.
“The inaugural class of the National Emergency Management Executive Academy gave me a whole new perspective on leadership, one that will help me lead better in times of need.”
Andrea Davis, External Affairs Director, FEMA Louisiana Recovery Office.
The National Emergency Management Executive Academy
E0680 – Emergency Management – A Leadership Challenge
Course Overview
E0680 Emergency Management – A Leadership Challenge is based on Meta-Leadership training developed by Harvard for the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative (NPLI). Meta–Leadership provides the framework that strategically leverages the efforts of different organizational units. The course focuses on Whole Community and Meta–Leadership capabilities that enable effective leadership across organizational boundaries. The Five Dimensions of Meta–Leadership are: The Person of the Meta–Leader; the Situation; Leading Your Silo; Leading Up; and Leading Cross–Agency Connectivity. Skills practiced range from maintaining self–awareness and regulation during times of crisis to providing leadership to coalition partners, alliances, joint command, and multi–agency missions.
The Cohort will learn about The Walk in the Woods: A Step–by–Step Method for Facilitating Interest–Based Negotiation and Conflict Resolution in Complex Crisis Environments, then work in groups to apply this process to their selected projects.
Other priority topics include strategically navigating politics, bureaucracies, and social contexts; leading in complex environments; creating and setting vision; advancing and implementing policy; and engaging key players. The course is highly interactive and includes relevant case studies and realistic simulation exercises.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the E0680 course participants will be able to:
- Lead and coordinate across jurisdictions, agencies, public, non-profit, and private sectors in order to significantly enhance the ability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, and recover from, and mitigate all hazards using the Whole Community approach.
- Shape emergency management policy, decision–making and execution by providing subject matter expertise and other specialized advice, and analysis to those higher in the chain of command.
- Lead direct reports toward goal directed and substantive actions that will measurably improve system preparedness and the capacity to act and execute during times of crisis.
- Assess unique, challenges facing the emergency response system to enhance situational awareness during an emergency.
- Understand one’s reactions to an emergency and that of other people in order to effectively manage the fast-changing, emotionally charged situations in a major crisis and direct oneself and others toward meaningful response activity.
- Identify and assess complex relationships among organizations with competing interests and develop policies, strategies, and processes to resolve disputes and better coordinate mutually interdependent activities.
- Apply different levels of “connectivity” (integrated, parallel and competitive) and the meta–leadership model to enhance organizational and inter–organizational performance.
Admission Requirement
This course is ONLY open to those who have been formally accepted in the National Emergency Management Executive Academy.
Course Length
4 days
CEUs
2.8
