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AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP TRAINING
AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP TRAINING
AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
FINAL PROJECT
INTEGRATINGWEST POINT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
INTO THEAUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT
Division Chief George BlackmoreFirefighter Scott Toupin
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Areas of Interest: General dissatisfaction w/ current
Leadership Training Professional Development Program Lack of travel opportunities Labor assertions & discontent Organizational Health Initiative
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Analyze (WPL Theories) Primary:
Need to re-shape Organizational Culture Secondary:
Individual Psychological Theories (Equity, Expectancy, MTC, Job Design, Attribution)
Group Systems (Socialization, Group Think, Emotional Seduction, Managing Conflict)
Leadership System (Bases of Power, VDL, Transformational)
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Respond (WPL Strategies) Embrace a New Vision : Re-shape the
Organizational Culture (MARCS) Clarify Requirements & Expectations Increase Expectancy, Instrumentality,
& Valence Teach Leadership not Management
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Assess Survey WPL Graduates OHI Survey Anecdotal Feedback
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Current Training ProgramNew curriculum – what’s the difference? Proposal to institute new Leadership Training CurriculumProposed Implementation Plan
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Current Training Program
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AFD has relied on management books on promotional study source lists as the formal mechanism for leadership instructionThese books define managerial and psychological concepts applicable to supervisory roles and responsibilitiesManagement concepts of time management, Gantt charts, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, MacGregor’s X & Y Theory, Johari’s Window are all found in typical management books
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AFD has sought to capture the essence of leadership training in its professional development classes Outside instructors Attendance at various training
opportunities across the country Disciplinary process / Performance
Evaluation process
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The Austin Fire Department seeks to improve leadership training for newly promoted officersTraditional supervisor/management training does not capture the seemingly “esoteric” essence of leadershipCurrent professional development training provides only management and administrative skills trainingTechnical management skills do not equate to “true” leadership skills
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AFD culture has adapted to fill the leadership training and knowledge void by relying on simple OJT, trial and error, and observation of role modelsThe AFD expectation is that the organization simply “grows” leaders by the sheer virtue of coming up through the ranks
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AFD Professional Development has fallen short on providing pertinent, relevant leadership trainingOfficers agree AFD Professional Development adequately provides managerial/administrative type training but not leadershipMeaningful leadership lesson plans tailored for small blocks of instruction are scarce
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Labor assertions of ineffective leadershipControversy – what is effective leadership?Organizational Health Initiative
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Time for a new approach to Leadership Training
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Leadership – the process of influencing people’s behavior toward accomplishing organizational goals as prescribed by the organizational leader
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New Curriculum - The differences
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Austin Police Department / University of Texas developed Leadership Academy5 week program detailing core leadership components and psychology affecting motivationBased on the U.S. Military Academy at West Point Leadership Training Model
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WPLP consists of: Module 1 – Individual Psychology Module 2 – Group Systems Module 3 – Leadership System Module 4 – Organization/Community
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The Difference Traditional AFD approach to leadership has
focused on management & supervisory theories & techniques
WPLP presents a simple Leaders Problem Solving Model
WPLP utilizes key psychological concepts paired with effective strategies for gaining compliance and altering motivation toward organizational goals
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Proposal
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Pilot offering for Fall 2002Integrate 2 day Leadership Training into AFD Professional Development Program - winter 2002 / spring 2003Encourage senior AFD leaders to take advantage of WPLP training opportunities extended by APD & UTExpand training to 4 days (2004)Build into 5 year budget forecast – full 5 week program (as funding allows)
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Pilot Offering: Sampling class of 10-15 students Majority of students = officers from
staff sections (possibly select officers from Ops)
WPLP graduates to instruct pilot Training Division to further develop
curriculum for Professional Development Classes
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16 Hour Leadership Training Pilot Concentrate on Individual and Group
Psychology Scenarios germane to Fire
Department Operations Develop group activities
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1st Day – Individual Psychology Core concepts & Strategies:
Core concepts Leader strategies
Adult DevelopmentAttributionEquityExpectancy
Simple recognitionSimple recognitionRestore equity Increase expectancy, instrumentality & valence
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2nd Day - Group Psychology Movie - Glory Core Concepts & StrategiesCore Concepts Leader
StrategiesSocialization
Group Development
Managing Conflict
Cohesion
If you don’t socialize them, someone else willRecognition of group development stagesAvoidance, Forcing, Superordinate goal, Problem solving, Liaison groupsSTICKUM
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Plan Implementation
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Presentation to Fire Command StaffPresentation to Organizational Health Task Force Leadership TeamInvolve Training Division in Course ContentApply for Continuing Education Credit through Texas Commission on Fire Protection
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AFD WPLP acceptance & integration dependant on all AFD WPLP graduates cascading training to future classes
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