Police, Fire Chiefs Find Success Through Benedictine University First Responder Program
First responders credit Benedictine program for giving them the tools to be effective leaders.
First responders hone their mental and physical abilities to promptly and properly attend to any number of critical, emergent situations. However, to be an effective leader requires more than just having training in core job competencies—it requires an understanding of how best to manage human behavior within an organization. Enter Benedictine University’s First Responder Program. “The First Responder Program further enhanced my ability to lead a multimillion-dollar organization and manage the human resources contained therein successfully,” said Rick Tanksley, chief of police for the Oak Park Police Department. In March, Tanksley, who is among the more than 800 participants in Benedictine’s First Responder Program to receive free or …
