Leadership & Professionalism
Leadership & Professionalism
Leadership and professionalism are integral part of our company culture. We employ this methodology within our company values and foster it through our business structure and employee development.
GEO strays from the bureaucracy of centralized management and utilizes a unique localized organizational structure. This structure employs a bottom up, top down management approach where decisions can be made within the most appropriate area of expertise; whether it be from the corporate, regional, or field level.
Employee development is essential to ensure proper leadership and professionalism. Thorough training promotes employee confidence which in turn creates a proactive and positive work environment.
Training at GEO
When you report to work for GEO, you can expect to receive the best corrections training available. At GEO, we want you to be comfortable and secure in your new position. To accomplish this, we have placed the highest priority on seeing to it that each employee is carefully trained in all aspects of their position.
The GEO Group works in partnership with all our clients to employ best practices in information delivery. As a result of our world-wide client base, GEO personnel are able to implement training program best practices gained from around the world in its implementation of a facility’s training program information delivery.
GEO utilizes a Corporate Director of Training Development to evaluate the quality of training content and delivery and to update training topics and curricula annually to ensure they reflect both the best practices in the field as well as the salient issues of correctional management. Additionally, GEO employs Training Directors within each of our Regional offices who are constantly interacting with facility personnel as well as researching and communicating best practices from around the United States. GEO training programs are designed to exceed the minimum training requirements set forth by the American Correctional Association (ACA), our clients and GEO policies.
Training throughout our facilities is conducted by qualified instructors with direct experience in corrections. It’s not uncommon for the Warden to conduct training on various topics because he or she understands that a well trained force is the key to GEO’s success.