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CIMS Leadership Program


Description

Welcome to the CIMS Leadership Program.

High-risk situations demand clear thinking, decisive leadership, and coordinated action. This course prepares organizational leaders to assess evolving threats, make informed decisions, communicate with purpose, and guide their teams through critical incidents.


Throughout the course, you’ll develop practical leadership skills to maintain control, manage resources, strengthen organizational readiness, and make defensible decisions when the stakes are high.

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Content
  • Introduction
  • Course Overview
  • Module 1 - Leadership Under Pressure
  • Module 1 - Begin
  • Module 1 - The Shift to Crisis Leadership
  • Module 1 - Recognizing the Leadership Threshold
  • Module 1 - Establish Immediate Priorites
  • Module 1 - Leadership Under Uncertainty
  • Module 1 - Action, Deliberate Delay or No Action
  • Module 1 - Scenario: Reports Are Arriving Fast
  • Module 1 - Scenario: 2
  • Module 1 - Scenario: 3
  • Module 1 - Scenario: 4
  • Module 1 - Knowledge Check Test
  • Module 1 - Summary
  • Module 2 - Establishing Command
  • Module 2 - From Leadership to Command
  • Module 2 - Establish Authority Early
  • Module 2 - Create the Command Environment
  • Module 2 - Right People – Right Roles
  • Module 2 - Delegate Without Losing Accountabilty
  • Module 2 - Maintain Span of Control
  • Module 2 - Establishing the Operating Rhythm
  • Module 2 - Scenario: A Quiet Handoff Nobody Announced
  • Module 2 - Scenario: 2
  • Module 2 - Scenario: 3
  • Module 2 - Scenario: 4
  • Module 2 - Knowledge Check Test
  • Module 2 - Summary
  • Module 3 - Managing the Response
  • Module 3 - Intentional Thinking & Staying Grounded
  • Module 3 - Recognizing Your Own Baggage
  • Module 3 - Determine What Matters Now
  • Module 3 - Establish the Decision
  • Module 3 - Consider Options and Consequences
  • Module 3 - Make the Supportive Decision
  • Module 3 - Communicate and Reassess
  • Module 3 - Scenario: Two Conflicting Reports
  • Module 3 - Scenario: 2
  • Module 3 - Scenario: 3
  • Module 3 - Knowledge Check Test
  • Module 3 - Summary
  • Module 4 - Reading the Encounter
  • Module 4 - Space, Behavior, and the Whole Encounter
  • Module 4 - When Words and Behavior Disagree
  • Module 4 - Delivery & Meaning
  • Module 4 - Knowledge Check Test
  • Module 4 - Summary
  • Module 5 - Communication & Gaining Cooperation
  • Module 5 - The CIMS Communication Sequence
  • Module 5 - Connect. Understand. Guide. Confirm. Scenarios
  • Module 5 - Knowledge Check Test
  • Module 5 - Summary
  • Module 6 - Intervention & Recovery
  • Module 6 - Bringing C.O.P.E. Together
  • Module 6 - A Full Encounter, Start to Finish
  • Module 6 - Apply C.O.P.E. to the Encounter
  • Module 6 - When the Approach Isn't Working
  • Module 6 - Knowledge Check Test 
  • Module 6 - Summary
  • Final Assessment Test & Results
Completion rules
  • You must complete the test "Final Assessment Test & Results"
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever
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