Leadership Training and Experience

Mike DeJong’s Leadership Training and Experience

  • Treasurer of the Jackson Health Care Foundation

  • Vice President of the Jackson Fire Relief

  •  FBI – Law Enforcement Executive Development Association

    • Command Leadership Institute training 

  • Minnesota Sheriff Association – Institute for Credible Leadership Development

    • Phase I – Foundations and Principles of Leadership – 39 hours

      • Leadership Principles and Concepts, Lincoln on Leadership, First and Mid-level Supervision, leadership and ethics, leadership and change, personal leadership, It’s your ship, leadership and power, leadership theories, law enforcement moral compass, active listening, effective communication, and military leadership.

    • Phase II – Theories and practices of leadership – 38 hours

      • Action leadership, conflict management, cultural diversity, generations, good to great, human capital management, It’s our ship, legacy leadership, practical emotional intelligence, proactive communication, reflective leadership, Start with why, and succession planning.

    • Phase III – Application and advancement of leadership – 31 hours

      • Adaptive decision making, adaptive leadership, authentic leadership, community leadership, creditable leadership, positive emotional intelligence, effective leadership, emotional intelligence, Founding fathers on leadership, Human factors in leadership, leadership and customer service, servant leadership, tactical leadership, and toxic leadership.

    • Phase IV – Leadership competency and mastery – 75 hours

      • Self-management skills, interpersonal communication skills, conflict management, problem solving and opportunity leveraging, organization development skills, versatility skills.

  •  Blandin Community Leadership program – Blandin Foundation

    • Develops and sustains healthy communities by building on community strengths.

  •  Licensed use of force instructor – Minnesota Sheriff Association

  •  Krav Maga Defense Tactics system for Law Enforcement Trainer

  •  Krav Maga Law Enforcement instructor – Krav Maga World Wide

  •  DARE Instructor

  •  Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) member

  •  Jail evacuation planning and implementation trainer

  •  Interpersonal communication in a correctional setting trainer

  •  Firefighter 1 and 2 training

  •  Emergency medical responder