Invited Professional Development Workshops (Recent Years)

“Complaining about Coaching the Millennials”, at The Women of Law Enforcement Conference, Fort Worth, TX, September 2021.

“Rule of Engagement: How Leaders Build Engaged Work Teams”, at The Institute for Law Enforcement
Administration (ILEA), Plano, TX, August 2021.

“Personality Differences and Conflict Management for Civilian Leadership”, at The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA), Plano, TX, June 2021.

“Ethical Use of Power”, at The City of Albany, City-Wide Training, Albany, GA, May 2021.

“Developing and Sustaining High Performance Work Team”, at The Allen Police Department, TX, May 2021.

“Negotiation and Influence” at The Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) – County of Los Angeles, University of Southern California (USC) Sol Price School of Public Policy, Alhambra, CA, April 2021.

“Managing for Employee Engagement” at The Law Enforcement Executive Program (LEEP), North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC, April 2021.

“Power Tools and Strategies for Effective Conflict Resolution”, at The Law Enforcement Executive Program (LEEP), North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC, April 2021.

“Tools for Effective Conflict Management,” at The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA), Plano, TX, March 2021.

“Writing Skills Workshop for Professionals,” at The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA), Plano, TX, March 2021.

“Managing for Employee Engagement” at The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA), Plano, TX, September 2020.

“Leadership Challenge: Managing for Employee Engagement”, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) – Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Washington DC, November 2020.

“Tools for Effective Conflict Management”, at The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA), Plano, TX, September 2020.

“Managing for Employee Engagement” at The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA), Plano, TX, September 2020.

“Developing and Sustaining High Performance Work Team”, at The Keller Police Department, TX, July 2020.

“Negotiation and Influence” at The Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) – County of Los Angeles, University of Southern California (USC) Sol Price School of Public Policy, Alhambra, CA, July 2020; October 2020.

“Tools for Effective Conflict Management”, at The Lakewood Police Department, CO, March 2020.

“Writing Skills Workshop for Professionals”, at The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA), Plano, TX, March 2020.

“Leading Effective Meetings: A Management Skills Workshop”, at The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA), Plano, TX, March 2020.

“Managing for Employee Engagement” at The Law Enforcement Executive Program (LEEP), North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC, February 2020.

“Power Tools and Strategies for Effective Conflict Resolution”, at The Law Enforcement Executive Program (LEEP), North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC, February 2020.

“Conflict Management for Civilian Leadership: Development for the Non-Sworn Public Employee,” at The Apache Junction Police Department, AZ, January 2020.

“Ethical Use of Power”, at The City of Albany, City-Wide Training, Albany, GA, December 2019.

“Managing Change and Conflict” at The Georgia Local Government Personnel Association (GLGPA) Conference, University of Georgia (UGA) Center for Continuing Education, Athens, GA, November 2019.

“Managing for Employee Engagement: Understanding Job Misery and what Great Managers Do to Engage Employees” at The Georgia Local Government Personnel Association (GLGPA) Conference, University of Georgia (UGA) Center for Continuing Education, Athens, GA, November 2019.

“Ethical Use of Power” at The Georgia Local Government Personnel Association (GLGPA) Conference,University of Georgia (UGA) Center for Continuing Education, Athens, GA, November 2019.

“Conflict Management for Civilian Leadership: Development for the Non-Sworn Public Employee”, The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA), Baylor University, Waco, TX, October 2019.

“Managing for Employee Engagement: Strategies for Building Motivated, Resilient and Invested Teams” The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA), WatchGuard Headquarters, Allen, TX, October 2019.

“Negotiation and Influence” at The Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) – County of Los Angeles, University of Southern California (USC) Sol Price School of Public Policy, Alhambra, CA, September 2019.

“Conflict Management and Collaborative Negotiation for Civilian Leadership: Development for the Non-Sworn Public Employee” at The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA), Plano, TX, June 2019.

“Breaking barriers: Unconscious Gender Bias in the Workplace” at The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA), Plano, TX, April 2019.

“Tools for Effective Conflict Management”, at The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration
(ILEA), Plano, TX, March 2019.

“Writing Skills Workshop for Professionals”, at The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA), Plano, TX, March 2019.

“THANK GOD IT’S MONDAY! Managing for Employee Engagement” at The Law Enforcement Executive Program (LEEP), North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC, February 2019.

“High-Performance Negotiation: Power Tools for Effective Conflict Resolution”, at The Law Enforcement Executive Program (LEEP), North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC, February 2019.

“Power Tools for Effective Negotiation and Conflict Management”, at The National Command and Staff College, New Orleans, LA, June 2018.

“Effective Conflict Management: Essential Skills for Police Officers”, at The Richardson Police
Academy, TX, May 2018.

“High-Performance Negotiation: Power Tools for Effective Conflict Resolution”, at the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA), Plano, TX, March 2018.

“Writers’ Workshop: Fundamentals of Excellent Professional Writing”, at the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA), Plano, TX, March 2018.

“High-Performance Negotiation: Power Tools for Effective Conflict Resolution”, at The Law Enforcement Executive Program (LEEP), North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC, February 2018.

“Managing Multigenerational Workforce”, at The Law Enforcement Executive Program (LEEP), NC State University, Raleigh, NC, February 2018.

“Leading Effective Meetings: A Management Skills Workshop”, at The Law Enforcement Executive Program (LEEP), North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC, February 2018.

“Collaborative Leadership: Practices, attitudes and barriers”, at the Dallas County Criminal Justice Advisory Board Meeting (CJAB). Dallas County Department of Criminal Justice. Dallas, TX, September 2017.

“Leading Effective Meetings: A Management Skills Workshop”, at the Midlothian Police Department, TX, March 2017.

“High-Performance Negotiation: Power Tools for Effective Conflict Resolution”, at the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA), Plano, TX, March 2017.

“Writers’ Workshop: Fundamentals of Excellent Professional Writing”, at the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA), Plano, TX, March 2017.

“High-Performance Negotiation: Power Tools for Effective Conflict Resolution”, at The Law Enforcement Executive Program (LEEP), North Carolina State University (NCSU), NC, February 2017.

“High-Performance Negotiation: Power Tools for Effective Conflict Resolution”, at the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA), Plano, TX, March 2016

“Writers’ Workshop: Fundamentals of Excellent Professional Writing”, at the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA), Plano, TX, February 2016.

“Negotiation Power Tools for Women,” at Women of Law Enforcement Annual Conference, Fort Worth, TX, September 2016.

“Gender-Based Stereotypes in Negotiation: What Women Say Without Saying”, at The Section on Women in Public Administration (SWPA) Symposium, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, March 2016.