60–90 minutes
Keynote
Why positive leadership matters for policing, what the evidence says and what leaders can do tomorrow morning. For conferences, command staff meetings and leadership days. See also our formats for chiefs and command staff.
- The case for leadership as operational readiness
- The five PERMA-Lead levers with examples from police work
- Evidence from the Hesse Police study and international practice
Half day to two days
Workshop for supervisors
Hands-on work with the five levers and proven tools, applied to your leaders' real situations on duty and in the office. Our core format for first-line supervisors.
- PERMA-Lead self-assessment
- Strengths vs. competence, check-ins, feed-forward, meaning, recognition
- A personal leadership playbook for the next shift
Multi-day · ongoing
Leadership development program
Measure, train, reflect, repeat. PERMA-Lead profiles show where your leaders stand, targeted training closes the gaps, and a repeat measurement makes development visible over time.
- Baseline and follow-up PERMA-Lead profiles
- Modules for supervisors and command staff
- Support for leading organizational change
Self-paced
Online academy
Short video lessons, practical tools and exercises for leaders who want to go deeper between workshops. Current courses are in German; English courses are coming soon.
Related topics on request
Public order policing and crowd dynamics, Generation Z in the police, shift work and healthy working time, and problem-oriented policing.
Who delivers the training
Dr. Bernd Bürger is a Police Colonel and head of leadership training with the Bavarian Police and an Advanced PERMA-Lead® Consultant. Dr. Tamara D. Herold is Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Texas State University, Director of its Center for Problem-Oriented Policing and a certified PERMA-Lead® Consultant. More about us →