Testimonials
Over my 16-year career I have attended thousands of hours of training, and none of them really hit home like some of the things you discussed today. I wanted to thank you. Thank you for the training you are doing and thank you for having the passion you have.
Supervising DPO
… I attended [two of] your [live on-line] classes this week. … your classes were the most significant and informative classes I’ve attended since being employed as a JIO in my 21 year career. Thank you. … Thanks again, GREAT CLASSES!! Keep up the good and Meaningful work.
Division Chief
Amazing class! I learned many new skills. The instructor’s humor and energy made the class exciting. This should be a mandatory class for all staff in every department.
Division Director
My department has been sending me to your trainings for over a year now, and I have found them extremely helpful not just in my professional life but in my personal life as well. I just wanted to give you kudos for the great work you do. Thank you.
Deputy Probation Officer, BATO Region
This seminar provided real tools that I can take back and implement immediately to create change. The information about old brain/new brain (neurobiological responses) to fear was amazing and I can take that back to make officers and the public safer. It gives me hope with all that is happening with police shootings. We can fix this and now, I know how.
Sheriff Lieutenant
I gained many new tools and frameworks to help me improve my relationships at work and in my personal life. As a team, we up-leveled our communication skills and our commitment to our success.
Executive Manager
We are very pleased with the outcomes of this developmental training and it is a pleasure to hear staff talking about, and more importantly, practicing what they learned. I highly recommend Island Consulting & Training and the evaluations from my staff support this endorsement of superior training. Jamie Wolf customized our training to meet our specific needs, and I am aware that they have customized training for a number of Probation Departments. Wolf is a talented instructor, facilitator, and trainer and we are looking forward to having them work with us on other training ventures.
Chief Probation Officer
ICT facilitated a three day Executive Seminar for our department. The training was exceptional and a profound team-building experience. Because of the overwhelming success of the seminar, we extended the training to all of our leadership team, including first line supervisors in the field and institutions. The training included Leadership Competencies, Competent Communication, Ethics and Risk Management. The training received very positive reviews, so we invited Wolf back to provide Ethics and Risk Management training for all of our sworn and non-sworn staff.
Chief Probation Officer
This seminar provided real tools that I can take back and implement immediately to create change. The information about old brain/new brain (neurobiological responses) to fear was amazing and I can take that back to make officers and the public safer. It gives me hope with all that is happening with police shootings. We can fix this and now, I know how.
Sheriff Lieutenant
Hands down, best instructor I’ve had in my career. As a Supervisor, I love hearing the custody staff talking about the class and what they learned. This is my third class with [Jamie] and he rocked it again. I am actively using the realistic, simple and effective tools I have learned and can’t wait until I can take another one of Wolf’s classes.
Probation Supervisor – Juvenile Institution
After your [Motivational Interviewing and Training for Trainers] courses, I made a connection with the kids for the first time while teaching. I feel effective for the first time in my job. Thank you.
Corrections Officer
Since having this training [Ethical Decision Making & Risk Management], the morale change within the department was immediately visible, and I have received numerous requests to bring Jamie back for additional training. By far, this has been the best training course I have attended in the past ten years. You will not be disappointed!
Training Manager
I cannot recommend Island Consulting more highly. Staff internalized the material, demonstrated their understanding of the information and were able to present the material to the class. The excitement generated by the instructor and our staff was remarkable. This is our second three day leadership seminar. The results were, again, outstanding.
Deputy Chief/Training Manager – Three Day Leadership Seminar
During our recent restructure, staff told me that your leadership seminar gave them the courage and tools to step up and take a leadership role. The seminar profoundly changed our workplace.
Chief Probation Officer
I have heard nothing but great things since your training and more important have heard a different interactive tone from co-workers in their view of their work world, their place in it, and … their desired place in it. It really is remarkable.
Chief
I came to [ICT’s three day Leadership Seminar] expecting the same old, same old. I was shocked to not only find myself loving the course but learning things about my work community that I had never even considered. My outlook towards each person has changed and the things I learned about myself made a powerful impact on my life, paths, and choices that are now, crystal clear. Now, I will make those choices based on conscious decisions. My eyes are wide open!
Supervisor
I was assigned to take [ICT’s three day] Leadership Seminar … it was without a doubt, the best training that I have attended in my 19 years with this department. Jamie Wolf had keen insight into the future of this department and challenged us to share in that vision. Not only did we have the challenge of looking at our careers, and our fit in the future here, but we had a team building experience that will enhance our ability to work together as a team. We all left the training with a renewed hope for the future of our department and the role that we play in it…
Supervisor
Our department has struggled with meetings for years. They have been so bad, for so long, that people simply refuse to come. Therefore, our ability to disperse critical information is crippled. During this training, we found ourselves looking at one another and lights went on all over the room for our managers. It is so simple yet we have not had these tools before. During the class, we formulated a new meeting agenda template and are actually excited about our next meeting! The class was also a lot of fun, an added bonus. Thank you!
Supervisor
This is critical information for those seeking promotion and those doing the promoting. Our department discovered that we were lacking those who had skills in two critical competence areas while we were overloaded in one particular area. This explained why we were failing in recruitment and retention and pointed to a serious failure in terms of honoring diversity. Because of these findings, our management team has worked to change this dynamic beginning immediately. Thank you for this class!
Deputy Chief
[ICT] provides the most motivating and unique training I have seen in my thirty years of probation work! Their style and ability to tailor the training to your department makes ICT an agent for positive change in your organization.
Program and Training Manager