Effective Leadership Communication: Why it Makes or Breaks Leading Change

Thursday, January 16, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Eastern
Duration: 30 minutes

Overview

Effective leadership communication plays a vital role in promoting meaningful change within an organization. This presentation explores key principles such as “modeling the way”, “inspiring a shared vision”, and “start with why”. Vision-driven communication requires crime laboratory supervisors to utilize various communication tools while they act as a driving force within the organization, leading their teams to success. By developing these tools, leaders can create an environment where team members not only embrace change but act as change agents within the organization. The goal of this presentation is to expose attendees to proven concepts that will promote employee satisfaction, motivation, and engagement, as the crime laboratory implements positive organizational change.    

This presentation will demonstrate how various forms of communication: verbal, nonverbal, written, and visual - can be utilized to promote a positive, blame-free, culture where employees embrace the leader’s vision and feel they are actively part of the evolution of the crime laboratory. This session will concentrate on enhancing team dynamics by fostering trust, developing a sense of community within the crime laboratory, encouraging engagement, and achieving a unified vision. In addition to organizational change, crime laboratory personnel must also adapt to advancements in technology and implement these changes as they conduct casework, collaborate with members of the criminal justice community, and ultimately testify in court. This presentation will discuss how to empower employees to embrace changes in technology and its implementation. Recognizing that some employees may resist change, this presentation will provide practical strategies and techniques to help leaders navigate resistance, foster adaptability, and inspire their teams to embrace transformation. 

Detailed Learning Objectives

1. Attendees will be presented with key leadership principles to drive meaningful organizational transformation.
2. Attendees will be offered strategies to assist crime laboratory personnel in adapting to technological advancements and embrace their use in casework.
3. Attendees will be given methods to address resistance to change and empower employees as active change agents.

Presenter

• Timothy P. Scanlan, Ph.D. | President: Forensic Analysis, Consulting, and Training (FACT)