On 16 December 2025, the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) Executive Institute will again be hosting training developed by Thomas Lemmer. The upcoming event is part of the institute’s 20235 Live Webinar Series. Lemmer will be providing a special presentation of his Gratitude Leading Leadership course. The two-hour webinar will provide clarity on the importance of intentional gratitude. The cost of this webinar is being covered by the state training board for Illinois law enforcement personnel. The course is certified by the ILETSB for 2 hours of credit under the Procedural Justice law enforcement training mandate.
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Importance of Gratitude in Policing
The webinar will tap into Lemmer’s Gratitude Leading Leadership Model. In all but a one-person department, police chiefs and sheriffs (and their agency’s supervisors) must rely on the work of others to fully meet their agency’s mission. This reality is inherently understood, which raises a key question. Overall, are our law enforcement agencies ones that their members would describe as being places where gratitude is a priority?
A leader’s capacity and effectiveness in understanding and harnessing the power of gratitude exists within the Leader’s Gratitude Domain.
This domain consists of: (1) the leader’s personal life; (2) the leader’s individual leadership approach; and (3) the overall agency (group/team/unit) environment in which the leader has influence.
When members go “above and beyond” their assigned duties is some form of “thank you” appropriate? Are there consequences when leaders do not convey gratitude for extra and exceptional efforts, are there consequences? Does a lack of gratitude pose officer wellness issues? Do only those who directly receive a “thank you” receive some benefit in the expression of gratitude? Additionally, when members merely do the work they are paid to do, are they also “owed” some expression of gratitude? Should gratitude be a guiding factor in how police leaders lead? How might core management activities be impacted by a “gratitude leading” leadership approach? This course will provide essential guidance in how the police profession and its leaders should answer these questions.
Who Should Participate in this Live Webinar?
This is helpful training for all working within the law enforcement profession. Police executives, command staff, and supervisory personnel should take particular advantage of this training opportunity. Illinois law enforcement personnel should follow the register information below.
This training is also of value to legislators, the judiciary, city and village managers, as well as other governmental officials with oversight responsibilities relating to public safety. They and law enforcement personnel from outside of Illinois should contact Secure 1776 for more information about registration.
The Webinar Session Details
This webinar will be held live on 16 December 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (CST) via the Zoom telecommunication platform. Registration is free but is required. The deadline to register for the webinar is in early December. Interested Illinois law enforcement officers, supervisors, command personnel, and chiefs of police can go directly to the ILESTB Executive Institute’s page to register now.
Illinois law enforcement personnel must enter their eight digit Police Training Board (PTB) ID number to receive training credit. The training board provides a quick PTB ID Number Lookup Page for this purpose.
Law enforcement personnel from other states interested in this training should contact Secure 1776 for more information about registration.
Our Collaboration with the Executive Institute
Secure 1776 continues to be proud of our ongoing collaboration with the Executive Institute. We fully support their mission to promote professionalism in policing. Additional training events under this collaboration have already been scheduled. In February 2026, Lemmer will once again be presenting on supervision, police misconduct investigations, and policy development for police leaders. Additional events are forthcoming. Stay tuned.
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