Title: WELCOME TO LEADERSHIP
1WELCOME TO LEADERSHIP THE FIRE SERVICE
2WERE IN THIS TOGETHER
3THE REAL LEADER HAS NO NEED TO LEAD, HE IS
CONTENT TO POINT THE WAY
FIRE DEPARTMENT
WELCOME
4CREATE YOUR LEADERSHIP CHARTER
5LEADERSHIP IS A RESOURCE
6A GOOD LEADER IS
- COMPETENT
- CARING
- INTERESTED
- SUPPORTIVE
- IN CONTROL
- ABLE TO RESOLVE CONFLICT
- CONSISTENT
- A TEAM PLAYER
7A GOOD LEADER IS
- HONEST
- PATIENT
- FAIR
- DEMANDING
- FLEXIBLE
- A MENTOR
- A COACH
- A DECISION MAKER
8 A GOOD LEADERALWAYS ABSORBS THE BAD
STUFF AND PASSES ON THE CREDIT FOR THE GOOD STUFF
9SUCCESS COMES TO LEADERS WHO USE PRAISE, PRIDE
AND ENTHUSIASM TO ACHIEVE ORGANIZATIONAL AND
PERSONAL GOALS
10FAILURE
- IT COULD BE THAT THE PURPOSE OF YOUR LIFE IS
ONLY TO SERVE AS A WARNING TO OTHERS
11REASONS FOR FAILURE
- INSENSITIVE
- ABRASIVE
- INTIMIDATING
- COLD
- ALOOF
- UNTRUSTWORTHY
- CONTROLLING
12THEY WHO WEAR THE GOLD RULE - NOT
13ELIMINATE THE COMMAND AND CONTROL APPROACH
14REASONS FOR FAILURE
- AGGRESSIVE
- CONDESCENDING
- INFLEXIBLE
- NAÏVE
- DISORGANIZED
- NOT FOCUSED
- NO VISION
- UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE
15CHANGE
AN EVENT ENJOYED MOST BY WET BABIES
16AN EFFECTIVE LEADER KNOWS HOW TO REMOVE THE E
FROM THE WORD EMOTION
17RESPECTPASSION
18CATCH PEOPLE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT
19LEAD FROM BESIDE
20THEY WON'T CARE ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU KNOW UNTIL
THEY KNOW HOW MUCH YOU CARE
21LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENTTHERE IS A DIFFERENCE
22DEVELOP AN OPEN CULTURE WITH OPEN COMMUNICATION
23ADDRESS TENSION BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL PRIORITIES
AND THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL
24DONT SWEAT THE SMALL STUFFTHE POCKET LINT
25ELIMINATE MICKEY MOUSE RULES
26PRACTICE D DDELEGATE AND DISAPPEAR
27AVOID THE FLAVOR OF THE MONTH APPROACH
28CREATE A STRONG SENSE OF PURPOSE
29RECOGNIZE INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND ACTIONS
30BECOME A VISIONARY ANDDEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO
LEAD TOWARD THE ORGANIZATIONS VISION
31MEDIOCRITY
- IT TAKES A LOT LESS TIME, AND MOST PEOPLE
WONT NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE UNTIL ITS TOO LATE.
32PRACTICE AND PROMOTE A PERFORMANCE-BASED APPROACH
33WHAT GETS MEASURED GETS BETTER
34FROM THE STATUSQUO TO AN EXCEPTIONAL LEVEL OF
SERVICE
35UNDERSTAND LIVE TEAM
36IM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR HAPPINESS
37PAPER WORK
38LEADERSHIP IS NOT A BRASS RING YOU CAN GRAB. IT
IS A GIFT PRESENTED TO YOU BY YOUR EMPLOYEES
AFTER YOU HAVE PROVEN YOURSELF WORTHY OF HAVING
IT.
S. Bagardo, president, Marsden, Inc.
39WE THE WILLING LED BY THE UNKNOWING ARE DOING
THE IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE UNGRATEFUL WE HAVE
DONE SO MUCH FOR SO LONG WITH SO LITTLE WE ARE
NOW QUALIFIED TO DO ANYTHING WITH NOTHING!
TO THE RESCUE
40SEEK OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE
PUBLIC EDUCATION
TRAINING
41ENJOY THE RIDE