Webinar

Leadership by Design: Developing Character, Not Just Competence

Part of the Leadership Principles Webinar Series

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | 1 pm Eastern [60 minutes]

Competence and character are both essential to effective leadership. But in public safety, we’re too often focused on the competence factor, leaving character development to chance or sending the message that new leaders should just “figure it out” on their own. 

In the latest episode of Lexipol’s Leadership Principles webinar series, speaker and author Dave Anderson joins Battalion Chief (Ret.) Bruce Bjorge and Chief (Ret.) Dave Funkhouser for a dynamic discussion around the importance of character in public safety leadership. We’ll explore the role character plays in making the right decisions and how small daily choices form habits that strengthen character and build readiness for critical leadership decisions.

You will learn:

  • The two main types of leadership decisions in public safety – and which one contributes most to bad outcomes.
  • Strategies for developing decision-making confidence in frontline supervisors. 
  • 6 habits of character that influence trust and decision-making in leadership.
  • How thoughts, words, choices, and habits can shape personal and organizational character as well as improve morale. 

Presented by:

Battalion Chief (Ret.) Bruce Bjorge
Founder, OG Society
 		 Chief (Ret.) Dave Funkhouser
Director, Strategic Alliances
Lexipol
 
Dave Anderson
Speaker & Author of "Becoming a Leader of Character"		  

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