Broome County Sheriff, Undersheriff discuss leadership skills
TOWN OF DICKINSON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Broome County Sheriff Fred Akshar and his Undersheriff Sam Davis were presenters at a networking event on Thursday, not to discuss law enforcement, but leadership skills instead.
Akshar and Davis were guests of the Upstate New York Business Meet-Up, which is co-organized by Davis's wife Amira.
Aside from their law enforcement careers, both Akshar and the Davis's run consulting firms.
Akshar Consulting focuses on security strategies for businesses and large events. The Davis's operate D5 Consulting Group which offers training in leadership and workplace violence prevention.
They believe leadership training is ineffective or non-existent in many businesses and organizations.
'I worked at a company before where I did training and it was on a computer. What would I do on a computer? I would sit at the computer, and I would hit the fast forward button and I wouldn't pay any attention to anything that I was supposed to be learning or absorbing,' said Amira.
'There can only be one true leader. But as my role is, as a number two with him, I think it's a different perspective. Talking about your perspective of each person's role, knowing the role is very important,' said Sam.
Amira says D5 runs trainings that are interactive and participatory. She says building relationships is key to good leadership.
Akshar founded his small consulting business in 2019 when he was still a State Senator. Now, he oversees a Sheriff's Office with nearly 300 employees.
'It's really about empowerment and it's really about team for both Sam and I. We've come to find that as the leaders of the organization, you can set mission, you can set direction, but at the end of the day, it really requires you to bring the collective group of people together to execute that mission,' said Akshar.
The Upstate New York Business Meet-Up is a free monthly event meant to encourage networking across the Southern Tier. It meets every third Thursday of the month from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in a different location between Binghamton, Elmira, Corning, Watkins Glen and Ithaca.
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