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SUMMARY:Curiosity: Ignite it for Personal and Professional Growth
LOCATION:Virtual Classroom with Live Instruction
DESCRIPTION:Curiosity: Ignite it for Personal and Professional Growth\n\n09/08/26 08:00 AM EST\n - 09/08/26 05:00 PM EST\Description:\nThis course will transform your idea of curiosity! We will demonstrate how curiosity keeps you engaged on the job, prove how it fosters both professional and personal growth and highlight how curiosity plays a role in the dispatch environment. Examine the importance of innovative thinking, discuss how to develop and practice curiosity, review exercises to boost your curiosity and explore the benefits of having a “curious” mind...don't miss this opportunity to ignite your personal and professional growth!\nThe cost is $275 per person and the course is SNC approved (MNA2025-6109).\n\nCourse Objectives\n\n	Define Curiosity: What it is, some historical context and types\n	Understand how curiosity shows up in the dispatch environment \n	Analyze the relationship between curiosity and knowledge and understand how curiosity is the engine of growth\n	Discuss some traits of curious and non-curious people \n	Identify the Five Dimensions of Curiosity and the Four Types of Curious People within that framework \n	List the Big Five Benefits of Curiosity\n	Learn how to find more meaning at work and other benefits of curiosity in the workplace, including how those relate to dispatch\n	Explore how to develop your curiosity and how that translates to professional and personal growth\n\nFaculty: Rich Thacker brings over 19 years of dispatch experience to MACNLOW courses, including 16 years at Eaton County Central Dispatch where he served as CTO, supervisor, and training coordinator. A CMCP and ENP-certifiedprofessional who also has a military police background and three Army Commendations for Meritorious Service, Rich instructs in MACNLOW's Basic and Advanced 40-Hour Dispatch Schools along with specialized courses on Active Shooter Incidents, Tactical Dispatching, the Opioid Crisis in Dispatch, and more.  A highly-rated instructor with hundreds of five-star reviews, Rich infuses his expertise, energy, and humor into every class.\Location:\nVirtual Classroom with Live Instruction\n\n,
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Curiosity: Ignite it for Personal and Professional Growth<br /><br />09/08/26 08:00 AM EST - 09/08/26 05:00 PM EST<br />Description:<br />This course will transform your idea of curiosity! We will demonstrate how curiosity keeps you engaged on the job, prove how it fosters both professional and personal growth and highlight how curiosity plays a role in the dispatch environment. Examine the importance of innovative thinking, discuss how to develop and practice curiosity, review exercises to boost your curiosity and explore the benefits of having a &ldquo;curious&rdquo; mind...don't miss this opportunity to ignite your personal and professional growth!<br />
The cost is $275 per person and the course is SNC approved (MNA2025-6109).<br />
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Course Objectives
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	<li>Define Curiosity: What it is, some historical context and types</li>
	<li>Understand how curiosity shows up in the dispatch environment&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Analyze the relationship between curiosity and knowledge and understand how curiosity is the engine of growth</li>
	<li>Discuss some traits of curious and non-curious people&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Identify the Five Dimensions of Curiosity and the Four Types of Curious People within that framework&nbsp;</li>
	<li>List the Big Five Benefits of Curiosity</li>
	<li>Learn how to find more meaning at work and other benefits of curiosity in the workplace, including how those relate to dispatch</li>
	<li>Explore how to develop your curiosity and how that translates to professional and personal growth</li>
</ul>
<strong>Faculty</strong>: Rich Thacker brings over 19 years of dispatch experience to&nbsp;MACNLOW&nbsp;courses, including 16 years at Eaton County Central Dispatch where he served as CTO, supervisor, and training coordinator. A CMCP and&nbsp;ENP-certifiedprofessional who also has a military police background and three Army Commendations for Meritorious Service, Rich instructs in&nbsp;MACNLOW's&nbsp;Basic and Advanced 40-Hour Dispatch Schools along with specialized courses on Active Shooter Incidents, Tactical Dispatching, the Opioid Crisis in Dispatch, and more. &nbsp;A highly-rated instructor with hundreds of five-star reviews, Rich infuses his expertise, energy, and humor into every class.<br />Location:<br />Virtual Classroom with Live Instruction<br /><br />,  
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