“One of the best leadership classes I’ve attended. It makes you think throughout and equips you to take the things you learned back to the office.”
Georgia Bureau of Investigation – Assistant Special Agent in Charge
Not an outsider. Not a generic “leadership guy.”
Most leadership trainers teach corporate models and call it universal.
Dave Anderson went a different route: he spent years inside agencies and firehouses, listening to the real moral and cultural pressures your people face, and translating them into a practical character training system.
His mission is simple:
challenge the leadership status quo so people become the leaders they wish they had.
You don’t need another motivational seminar.
You need a clear standard and a daily way to live it.
Leaders – we can’t just hope people make wise choices when their character is tested.
We must prepare them for the character tests they will face.
These character tests come daily. Will you pass them? Will your people?
Be as intentional about training character as you have been about training tactics.
Character isn’t a slogan. It’s a skillset.
Too many programs say character matters… then leave you with a poster and a handshake. This framework gives your people a clear target and a way to practice it on shift.
Officers of Character / Firefighters of Character Programs
Multi-day, first-responder-specific training built to strengthen culture and decision-making at every level.
Not just a “sugar high rah rah” keynote.
Practical, real life topics with applicable takeaways.
Speaking at state and national associations in Public Safety since 2018.
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