Developing Reliable Processes for Public Safety Promotions

With several public safety and academic experts on our team who have years of experience working with public safety agencies to increase their effectiveness, Developmental Associates is positioned to provide tailored services for law enforcement, fire and rescue services, emergency management, and emergency communication. We measure technical skills but also ground our work in the research behind emotional intelligence and effective public safety professionals.

We advocate that public safety leaders should be developing the emotional intelligence skills of their employees regardless of rank or civilian status. Research shows that public safety leaders who exhibit optimism, social responsibility, problem solving, a goal orientation with high standards, and a commitment to developing interpersonal relationships are more likely to have departments with high morale, and lower turnover. Further, law enforcement officers who also have effective empathy and impulse control are less likely to have citizen complaints.

Whether you are trying to hire a public safety executive, develop a promotional process, enhance supervisory effectiveness or build a more effective command staff, we offer a service that you can count on that is valid, comprehensive, evidence-based, and legally defensible. Better, more qualified employees produce superior organization performance.

Contact Dr. Steve Straus (skstraus@developmentalassociates.com) for more information.