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Mar 11, 2013 · Production, confidence, job satisfaction and team harmony evolves and the work unit, and organization, will flourish. In the fire service, this plays out when senior officers allow junior...
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Jun 14, 2018 · Tom Warren looks at how leadership has evolved in the fire service and advocates conceptualizing the elements of leadership as the three areas of roles, responsibilities, and boundaries.
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- To be a good leader, you must first be a good follower. Look back at your career as a first responder and even before then. Ask yourself, was I good at following?
- Leadership isn’t about ability but rather responsibility and accountability. How often have you heard someone described as a “natural born leader”?
- Leaders will believe in structure and discipline.
- Authentic leadership begins when you are alone. What type of person are you when no one is looking? Do you stick to the morals and principles you claim are essential when no one else is present?
Jun 17, 2021 · When considering this, it’s our responsibility as fire department leaders to create intrinsic motivation, positive morale, dependability and teamwork.
- By William Goswick
- Authority as Legitimate Power
- Bases of Power
- Influence Tactics
- Gaining Cooperation
- “Bundling” Tactics
- Sustaining Trust
- References
THE FOUNDATIONS OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP LIE in the ways a manager uses power to influence the behavior of other people. Research recognizes that power is essential to executive success, but that power should not represent the desire to control for the sake of personal satisfaction. The objective should be to influence and control others for the goo...
Authority, also known as legitimate power, as noted above, is granted through the organizational hierarchy. All managers have legitimate power over their subordinates; however, the possession of legitimate power alone does not make a leader.5 To control successfully, managers must understand the control process and how organization members relate t...
The bases of power include the following (2): 1. Personal Power.Also called “referent power,” “charismatic power,” and “power of personality,” personal power refers to the leader’s ability to develop followers on the strength of his personality. The leader demonstrates a passionate belief in objectives that attract and hold the followers. The leade...
Managers use influence behaviors when leveraging their power sources and influence tactics to get things done. (3) They include the following: 1. Leading by example.Leaders influence group members by serving as positive models of desirable behavior. Managers who lead by example demonstrate consistency between actions and words-a manager who expects...
The following approaches can help leaders to gain cooperation (2): 1. Treat the other party as a potential ally. 2. Specify your objectives. 3. Learn about the other party’s needs, interests, and goals. 4. Inventory your own resources to identify something of value you can offer. 5. Assess your current relationships with the other person. 6. Decide...
Multiple tactics can be used sequentially or in a “bundled” fashion. Often, tactics have to be adjusted according to how the target responds to the situation. In such cases, consultation, inspirational appeals, and rational persuasion may be effective. (3) In one case, management in a state agency was considering whether to move an activity from on...
It is not difficult to get people to agree on a set of common organizational objectives and work together toward their accomplishment for awhile, but sustaining that trust and commitment is another issue, explains Chief (Ret.) Randy Bruegman, Clackamas County (OR) Fire District #1.7“When such misunderstandings develop,” he says, “the level of trust...
1. Schermerhorn, John R. Management, 6th Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999; 263-266. 2. Newstrom, John W., Keith Davis. Organizational Behavior; Human Behavior at Work, 11th Edition. McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2002; 272-278. 3. Sweeney, Paul D., Dean B. McFarlin. Organizational Behavior; Solutions for Management. McGraw-Hill, 2002; 210-239. 4. DuBrin,...
Nov 8, 2023 · By maximizing individual strengths and minimizing weaknesses, fire teams can elevate their performance to new heights. In this article, we will explore the benefits of synergizing fire teams...
These are the most common firefighter ranks and duties in the fire service. As you can see their are a lot of ranks and structures within a fire department. Each department will have some differences that you well need to learn as your involvement grows with that department.
