WASHINGTON, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Public safety agencies are under
siege. Scandals, charges of ethical misconduct, excessive use of force and
racial profiling continue to plague law enforcement agencies and communities
across the nation. Low trust, lack of effective leadership and poor
communications in the midst of explosive growth in information technology have
damaged the public's perception and level of confidence in those who are
entrusted to protect them and uphold their civil rights. In addition, low
morale, longer work hours, low pay, high stress and burnout are rampant. To
combat these challenges, agencies are turning to outside entities to help heal
public mistrust.
Franklin Covey (NYSE: FC) and PSComm, LLC have signed a teaming agreement
to provide world-class leadership solutions, training and technical assistance
to public safety agencies across the nation. Franklin Covey is a leading
global professional services firm offering learning and performance solutions
to assist professionals and organizations in measurably increasing their
effectiveness in leadership, productivity, communication and sales. PSComm,
LLC is a global strategic consulting firm specializing in providing
organizational analysis, strategic planning, technical systems and policy
development assistance to the public sector, focusing on public safety and law
enforcement agencies.
Stephen R. Covey, vice chairman of Franklin Covey and author of "The
7 Habits of Highly Effective People" said, "Policing is one of America's most
noble professions and it demands the noblest of character. The actions of any
police officer, in an instant, can impact an individual for life, and even a
community for a generation. With this in mind, every police officer must be
centered on the foundational principles of service, justice and fundamental
fairness. And the timeless principles upon which the 7 Habits are based help
ensure that the actions of officers and organizations are truly of service to
our communities."
John Cohen, President and CEO of PSComm, LLC, a former police officer and
the key strategist in developing a national 3-1-1 Non-Emergency Telephone
Number System as a critical change agent in American policing, stated, "PSComm
is proud to join with Franklin Covey to continue to provide revolutionary
changes in the way police and other public sector agencies interact and
conduct business with their citizen-customers. From racial profiling and
tight agency budgets, to gun violence and forging cooperative police-community
relations and attracting diverse pools of job applicants, the era of
traditional delivery of policing and other public services is at an end.
Emerging technologies and the adaptation of modern business theories demand
that government provide more customized, effective programs and services to
the public. Spurred by the success in the development of technologically
enhanced community policing, agencies are moving toward digitized community
governance. This partnership will enhance law enforcement and public safety
agencies' ability to move to the forefront of this evolution."
Stephen M.R. Covey, Executive Vice President for Organizational Solutions
and over Federal Programs and Law Enforcement at Franklin Covey said, "Public
service agencies are searching for solutions that provide measurable results,
such as training and consulting in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People(R).
We are pleased to partner with PSComm, LLC to provide this and other offerings
that address the issues of leadership, character, ethics and integrity in
public service agencies, allowing police organizations access to approaches
that have been embraced by the most successful organizations in corporate
America and federal agencies."
Franklin Covey's industry leadership in learning and performance
solutions, such as leadership and time management, training and measurement;
coupled with PSComm, LLC's expertise in information technology,
telecommunications, community policing, public safety and police-community
relations, will provide public safety agencies a diverse offering of
consulting services. Those service include: development, management and
outcome-based evaluation of organizational change; strategies to achieve
organizational and individual effectiveness; provision of standards-based
measurement of return on investments (ROI); development and implementation of
innovative communications strategies; and successful reengineering of client
business processes. Both firms have extensive experience in providing project
management initiatives, development of client-focused strategies and programs
and achievement of sustainable, information-driven organizational change.
Franklin Covey is a leading global professional services firm offering
learning and performance solutions to assist professionals and organizations
in measurably increasing their effectiveness in leadership, productivity,
communication, and sales. Clients include 80 of the Fortune 100, more than
three quarters of the Fortune 500, thousands of small and midsized businesses,
as well as numerous government entities. Organizations and professionals
access Franklin Covey services and products through consulting services,
licensed client facilitators, public workshops, catalogs, over 100 retail
stores, http://www.franklincovey.com, and http://www.franklinplanner.com. More than 3,500
Franklin Covey associates provide professional services and products in
44 offices in 38 countries in 33 languages.
PSComm, LLC is a global strategic management consulting firm based in
Gaithersburg, Maryland providing organizational analysis, strategic planning,
technical systems and policy development assistance to public sector agencies,
with a particular focus on law enforcement agencies. The firm is replete with
internationally recognized experts in modern law enforcement principles,
public policy development, organizational change, and
information/communications technology. The firm assists public sector
agencies in improving their effectiveness by developing comprehensive
strategies that address critical operational, technological, evaluative and
public policy issues. PSComm, LLC staff leverages strong relationships with
chiefs of police, senior government officials, academics and public sector
practitioners to introduce critical thinking, strategic planning and
innovative design to all areas of public safety and law enforcement operations
and technology planning.
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CONTACT:
Debra Lund of Franklin Covey, 801-817-6440,
dslund@franklincovey.com; or Sean Kirkendall of PSComm, LLC,
301-670-5403, skirkendall_pscommllc@msn.com
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