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Assessing Your Leadership Vital Signs
By: Chief Dennis Compton
©
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Introspection
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Fire Department Innovation?
Or is it?
[Just A Few Things About the Past ]
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Susan’s Bad Day
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Is it Innovation – or is it Tradition? 1937
COPYRIGHT – 1937 IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS BY
SCOTT, FORESMAN AND COMPANY
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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From the Mid-1990’s
By: Chief Dennis Compton
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From the Mid-1990’s
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From the Mid-1990’s – All Elements Included
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Impact of
leadership on
firefighter
safety &
survival
16 LODD Life
Safety
Initiatives
Tampa - 2004
Tampa2 - 2014
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Susan’s Better Day
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Be an Active and Informed Leader
(Get Involved)
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Support the
Congressional Fire
Services Institute
(CFSI):
• Dinner &
Symposium
• Associates Club
• CFSI Awards
Nominations
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Established in 2006
Steering Committee Consists of Representatives of the IAFF; IAFC; NVFC; CFSI; and the NFPA.
Steering Committee Co-Chairs:
Steve Austin (Volunteer)
Chief Dennis Compton (Career)
Purpose is to Provide Information and Advocate for Fire Service-Based EMS in Many Ways and at Every Opportunity
Purpose is NOT to Advocate Against other Systems – but rather for FS-Based EMS Systems
Please Join the FS-Based EMS Advocates by Visiting the Website for instructions:
www.fireserviceems.com
* Join On-Line Today!
CFSI – IAFC – IAFF – NFPA – NVFC
www.fireserviceems.com
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Created By:
IAFC IAFF Metro Chiefs IFSTA CFSI
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A Little History
1st Edition: Included Only General EMS Tools
2nd Edition: Included Two Sections Covering General EMS and PPACA
3rd Edition Has Further Evolved and Includes Three Sections Providing Links to:
Studies
Articles and Papers
Reports
Policies and Protocols
Research and Experiments
Videos
Section One:
Fire Service-Based EMS General Information
• 13 Critical Talking Points
• 10 Separate Resources
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3rd Edition Has Further Evolved and Includes Three Sections:
Section Two: Fire Service Integrated
Community Healthcare Partnerships
• 16 Critical Talking Points
• 9 Separate Resources Including Links to:
Changing Opportunities
Expanded Roles in FS-Based EMS
Partnerships With the Medical Community
Sample Programs
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3rd Edition Has Further Evolved and Includes Three Sections:
Section Three: Response To Incidents
Involving Violence
• 12 Separate Resources Including Links to:
National Active Shooter Protocols
National Response Polices Covering Various Situations Such as Domestic Violence, Civil Unrest and Terrorism
Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) –Guide for First Responders
Indicators of Mental Illness
Specific Ways to Mitigate Violence
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Focusing on Organizational Excellence
1. Brand and Image
2. Exceptional Service
(External and Internal Relations)
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3. Training and Education
4. Wellness, Safety and Survival
(You Can’t Afford Not To: i.e. Kaizen Safety Solutions Has a Booth Here at the Conference – Dawn Bolstad-Johnson)
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5. Planning and Innovation
6. Data and Scientific Research
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7. Fire Service – Based EMS
8. Prevent – Educate – Respond – Support
9. Involvement Outside Your Organization
10. Fire Service Political Influence
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Remember These
Leadership Rites of Passage
Lead by example: build mutual
trust and mutual respect.
If you lie, steal, or talk behind other’s
backs: people won’t trust you.
If you are rude or disrespectful towards
others: people won’t respect you.
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This analysis
can make your
organization
more effective.
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The following questions reveal important information to leaders
about the people in their organizations.
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Important Considerations:
A. The setting in which these questions are asked.
B. How / whether specific responses are recorded and shared.
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1. What things happen in the fire department that make them feel good?
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2. What things happen in the fire department that make them feel bad?
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3. What kinds of problems do they have performing in their positions?
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4. When they have
problems performing in
the department, what kind
of help do they need?
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5. When they have problems performing in the department, what kind of help do they get?
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6. What one change would help them most in performing their roles?
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7. How is conflict resolved in their work group?
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8. What one change might help them better resolve conflict:
• Day-to-day?
• On a long-termbasis?
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9. Does your
organization have
a plan? And if so –
Do they know what it says and how they fit into it?
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10. Do your members know the basic structure of the organization and how it generally functions?
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11. Do your members know (in a general sense) what’s going on throughout the department?
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12. What one major project would they like to see your fire department engage in over the next two years?
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The information gained from these few straight-forward
questions can guide efforts to enrich the performance of
people in their jobs.
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Cultivating organizational and individual leadership and
relationships will put the FD in a stronger position to deal effectively with current and future challenges.
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What Should You Be About?
• Delivering exceptional service.
• Providing exceptional support to those who deliver that service.
• Putting the department in a good position to deal with current and future challenges.
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Books From Dennis Compton
Available Through Fire Protection Publications at Oklahoma State University
- Progressive Leadership Principles, Concepts and Tools
- Mental Aspects of Performance for Firefighters and Fire Officers
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Introspection
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Assessing Your Leadership Vital Signs
By: Chief Dennis Compton
©