Sean Canning

Sean Canning

MPA, QPA

NJ, US
Leadership and motivational change agent, successfully fixed three organizations. Mr. Canning is the organizational "fix - it" go to person.

Mr. Canning has been a change agent in the area of municipal and personnel management, having been a supervisor or executive since 1989. He has progressively lead and solved organizational problems over a 31 year municipal career.


From 2004-2009 Mr. Canning led a mid sized police department out of a crisis and into New Jersey accredited status.

He also led the Borough of Lincoln Park, New Jersey through the recession of 2008-2009, and the Township of Mount Olive's 165 person workforce turnaround since 2012, departing Mount Olive October 2015.


He is currently the founding member and CEO of The Canning Group LLC, one of New Jerseys' fastest growing municipal consulting firms,


He currently provides management seminars and guest speaking throughout the state and statewide conventions. He instructs for Rutgers University Center for Government Services. Mr. Canning has extensive experience in personnel management, public purchasing, organizational restructuring, and leadership speaking.

Mr. Canning has been a change agent in the area of municipal and personnel management, having been a supervisor or executive since 1989. He has progressively lead and solved organizational problems over a 31 year municipal career.


From 2004-2009 Mr. Canning led a mid sized police department out of a crisis and into New Jersey accredited status.

He also led the Borough of Lincoln Park, New Jersey through the recession of 2008-2009, and the Township of Mount Olive's 165 person workforce turnaround since 2012, departing Mount Olive October 2015.


He is currently the founding member and CEO of The Canning Group LLC, one of New Jerseys' fastest growing municipal consulting firms,


He currently provides management seminars and guest speaking throughout the state and statewide conventions. He instructs for Rutgers University Center for Government Services. Mr. Canning has extensive experience in personnel management, public purchasing, organizational restructuring, and leadership speaking.

Sun Tzus Five Constants of Leadership/ Management

The constant factors in every management and leadership situation from Sun Tzu to the present.

This will provide attendees the persepctive and insight to make them GREAT managers.
Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

Principles of First Line Supervision

Perfect for first time supervisors as well as a great refresher for basic tenets of supervision

Provides for basics of supervising personnel to become an effective manager and leader.

More importantly how to stay out of hot water as a manager and provide for value to the organization and personal development.
Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / Specific

Face to Face Communications

  • Focusing on basics of how to communicate within the workplace and with each other to defuse conflict before it arises.

  • Humorous and entertaining examples of how not to communicate

  • interactive with the audience participating, entertaining yet providing for basics of how to effectively communicate within an organizational setting
Entertainment-basedAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificHumorous / Funny

Workplace Harassment

  • How to effectively respond to and investigate claims of harassment by your personnel and staff.

  • How to coach and effectively teach staff to avoid situations that may be problematic

  • Investigation and prevention of harassment protecting your organization. Investigative do's and don'ts.
Educational / InformativeTechnical / Specific

Dealing with Difficult Employees

  • How to effectively deal with the 10 most common types of difficult employees.
Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificHumorous / Funny

Performance Evaluation and Train the Rater

How to implement an effective organizational performance evaluation system and policy. Includes train the raters.
Educational / InformativeTechnical / Specific