Posts Tagged: Planning
Perfect Alignment
Deep down inside, we might say to ourselves, "That could never happen here." Or we feel it coming up and we suppress it, because we know, if we were ever to actually verbalize that, it WOULD happen.
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The Right Stuff
There is a profound need to make sure the people we bring in not only have read and signed a memo telling them what our ethics happen to be, but that they LIVE these ethics.
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Zen Zone #12
There is a time when decisions must be made.
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Zen Zone #8
If you are going to be the Chief, it helps to have thick skin.
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Scary Rhetoric and Hypocrisy
People love to hate hypocrites. And in this day and age where so many people are looking for heroes, when we get it wrong, we get it wrong in a big way.
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Complacency
Complacency is a subject that seems to surface repeatedly in our business, a business that requires constant vigilance. It strikes all of us at one point or another. The cure, sadly enough, seems to be getting stung.
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Saying Goodbye To A Friend
If we really care about leaving a legacy, we should consider the culture we develop as a result of our leadership of others.
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The Disincentive for Responsible Reporting (Tax and Spend Socialists)
When I decide to offend, I think I'm an equal opportunity offender, because like I stated, I'm not a proponent of either camp. I think for myself.
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How Far Outside Your Box? Frontiers Around You
Anyone who demonstrates an obsession for the status quo and fails to think about the future with an open mind is only setting the table for their eventual obsolescence.
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Customer Service: A Bad Concept?
While we can quantitatively point out that having a customer service attitude benefits us in public support, there should be a much more altruistic reason for our embracing that belief.
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Time Management and Effective Fire Companies
All firefighters realize and understand the importance of time when it comes to responding to an emergency incident. Time is recognized as one limited resource that must be maximized in every aspect.
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Are You Prepared to PREVENT a Line of Duty Death?
Power is the ability to command or apply force.
Authority is the right to command and expend resources.
A leader is one who can generate effective individual and group action to accomplish agency goals.
The fire service is a dynamic profession t…
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Finding Art in Unexpected Places
Firegeezer posted a very recent article that reminds us art, as in beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. While there are individuals out there who think that art is only art if it speaks equally to everyone who views it, there are those of us who see things differently and can see beauty and form even in leading others. It's a matter of being open to what constitutes art.
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Take a Good Look Around-This is Your Town
As you drive about your response district today, coming back from an alarm, heading to the firehouse tonight or running errands around your community, take a good look around. Ask your self a simple question; “How well do you know the buildings, struct…
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Capitalize on Your Strengths
When we put together teams, the act of doing so in order to develop effective teams requires some thought as to what is needed by the organization, but to fail to consider the small team dynamics and assume everything is going to go swimmingly, is simply nonsense.
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Get Your Facts Straight
What facts may seem to be in evidence right now may not always be accurate, thus the need for continual re-evaluation of your situation. Even though something appears to be true right now, it might not be in a few minutes, a few hours, or a few days.
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Twenty Ten
As we've transition into a new year, and as plans begin to take place that frame and outline the year’s activities, foremost in this planning, preparation, scheduling and outlook should be those activities and commitments that training, education and s…
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US&R in Haiti: Wishing vs. Planning
Every community must understand its vulnerabilities and the potential for disaster, and plan accordingly. The caveat to this is, that despite the presence of a written plan, you can have every contingency covered and discussed, if you don’t understand and practice the plan, it isn’t worth the paper it is written on.
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Mentors and Mentees
Many of us may have had someone in our career that provided influence, guidance and offered reinforcement, feedback or constructive criticism when needed. You know; that chief or company officer, who seemed to take you under thier wing and watchful eye i…
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Everything is a Possibility: Do It Anyways
Everyone has idealisms, dreams, goals, aspirations, ideas and purpose. Everything is a Possibility, IF you strive to persevere and keep at it. Whatever the cause, need or reasons; regardless of the roadblocks, disappointment, disenchantment, frus…
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Shaping the Future “Creating Leaders in our Youth” Part II
In Doug Cline's previous posting: Shaping the Future "Creating Leaders in our Youth" Part I he ended the with a question, “So officers are you shaping the fire service’s future?” Here's his latest installment.
I hope this prompted fire offi…
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Shaping the Future; “Creating Leaders in our Youth” Part I
As we quickly approach a time when much of the fire service leadership will be retiring we are destine to face the loss of great leadership in the fire service. This could prove to be a tragedy for our profession or we can make it a positive bench mark…
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The Boss
No this isn't about Springsteen....
The Company Officer fulfills a mission critical role within the fire service that directly affects personnel and public safety and community accord. The title carries with it the opportunity to ride the “front seat…
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Technology and Future Demands, today; “But Did You Know?”
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Leadership
Leadership; It certainly isn't about the number of bars or collar brass horns you have on your collar, the color of your helmet, or the "title" you have. Although there are many who would argue that point and feel that they are THE Leader specificially b…
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