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March 2025
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GiANT People-Driven Leadership Series…

Multiply Your Leadership Skills 100X This transformational leadership series is designed for individual leaders looking to level-up their skills and performance. Move from good to great as you become a respected leader worth following, not just someone people have to follow. This series will equip you with tools to lead yourself and your people to […]
12 Mar - 23 Apr
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
efactory
405 N Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, MO 65806
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Police officer standing over desk intervewing handcuffed suspect

Interview and Interrogation

This course will cover the following learning objectives: The investigator should do the following prior to an interview to prepare: Review available information Police reports Written statements Photographs of the crime scene Develop your skill to conceptualize the crime scene if you aren’t going to work the scene.  The investigator should ensure the following goals […]
13 Mar
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
MSU Public Safety Training Center
35 College St., Camdenton, MO 65020
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Emotional Intelligence: The Ingredient for Effective Leaders

Emotional Intelligence has been identified as the single most important competency for effective leadership. According to Dan Goleman’s ground-breaking book,”Nothing else, including gender, education, geographic area, age, or hours worked came as close to predicting success as did emotional competencies.” Competencies “that have been identified in internal research at hundreds of corporations and organizations as […]
13 Mar
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
efactory
405 N Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, MO 65806
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De-escalation through Understanding Implicit Bias & Racial Profiling

De-Escalation and Implicit Bias This course is designed to define De-Escalation as a technique to prevent escalation of conflicts as interpreted by several sources including Wikipedia. The student will learn additional words that also define De-Escalation and will be able to list several techniques used in De-Escalation trainings. The student will be able to accurately […]
13 Mar
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
MSU Public Safety Training Center
35 College St., Camdenton, MO 65020
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Early-Stage Business Boot Camp – Madison County – 8-Session Program

Are you an aspiring or early-stage small business owner? The Early-Stage Business Boot Camp helps entrepreneurs look at all aspects of their business, explore the feasibility of a new business venture, and learn how to develop a viable business model. During this fast-paced, interactive, fun, and energizing program, attendees will discover the best practices, talk […]
18 Mar - 06 May
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
MSU SBDC at SEMO - Farmington
1237 W Hwy 72, Fredericktown, MO 63645
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Managing People, Processes & Projects

Do you have more to do than you can manage in a 40-hour workweek? Do you feel that if you want something done right you have to do it yourself? Do you find yourself having to “redo” work not done right the first time? If you answered yes to these questions, you could be holding […]
26 Mar
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
efactory
405 N Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, MO 65806
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Dynamic Communication Skills & Strategies

Learn to communicate in a manner that builds trust, teamwork and consensus. Develop key skills that result in two-way communication which is critical to a participative management style. Examine obstacles to effective communication and learn to facilitate supportive communication with diverse individuals and groups. Key Information: Identifying barriers to effective communication •Focus your development to […]
27 Mar
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
efactory
405 N Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, MO 65806
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Reasonable Suspicion Recognition Training for Supervisors

At the end of each training session, the attendee will: Know some of the behavioral, physical, and emotional signs and impacts of drug and alcohol use on an individual as well as: Recognize paraphernalia associated with the use of drugs Become aware of the negative impact of various levels of alcohol concentration in the human […]
28 Mar
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
efactory, Jay Wasson IDEA Loft
405 N. Jefferson
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April 2025
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Transforming Conflict into Positive Outcomes

Does conflict sometimes interfere with the day-to-day operations of your organization? Actually, conflict is a natural and even beneficial fact of life in the business environment. However, when not managed well it can result in low morale, decreased productivity, high stress levels, and the loss of good employees, all of which detract from the organization’s […]
01 Apr
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
efactory
405 N Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, MO 65806
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Criminal Interdiction

This 5-hour course has been carefully crafted to include 32 years of field experience throughout the United States, with a concentration on understanding the psychology behind the mule/smuggler.  The class includes a strong concentration on body language, identifying indicators of criminal activity and their meaning, roadside interviews and MUCH more….. We will end with over […]
02 Apr
8:00 am - 2:00 pm
MSU Public Safety Training Center
35 College St., Camdenton, MO 65020
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Active Shooter Data Review & V/R Firearms Simulator

This course will look at active shooter data over the years and break it down into categories such as location of events, days of the week, times, shooter profile, relationship, type of establishment, and much more.  The data has been compiled by Dr. Bill Sandel who works for Missouri State University School of Criminology and […]
02 Apr
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
MSU Public Safety Training Center
35 College St., Camdenton, MO 65020
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Police officer standing over desk intervewing handcuffed suspect

Interview and Interrogation

This course will cover the following learning objectives: The investigator should do the following prior to an interview to prepare: Review available information Police reports Written statements Photographs of the crime scene Develop your skill to conceptualize the crime scene if you aren’t going to work the scene.  The investigator should ensure the following goals […]
03 Apr
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
MSU Public Safety Training Center
35 College St., Camdenton, MO 65020
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