Leadership in Extremis

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Leadership in Extremis

• Al H. Gillespie
• Fire Chief
• City of North Las Vegas

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Introductions

• Who we are
• Experiences in Leadership roles

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Differences in Leadership

• Daily situations
• In Extremis

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Daily Leadership

• Traits followers can expect a Leader to exhibit
• Justice
• Judgment
• Decisiveness
• Initiative
• Dependability

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Daily Leadership Continued

• Tact
• Integrity
• Endurance
• Bearing
• Unselfishness
• Courage
• Knowledge
• Loyalty
• Enthusiasm

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Throw in

• A sense of humor
• Humility
• Dedication
• A sense of wonder
• You have a pretty good basis for a leader.

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In Extremis Leadership

• Define the condition
• Life and Death

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In Extremis Leadership

• Boiled down for the emergency
• Decisiveness
• Bearing
• Experience
• Example
• Trust

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Conclusions

• Development of the relationship between the
  leader and the followers and the agreement of the
  followers to follow in extreme situations is
  dependent on the level of success of the leader
  to fulfill the followers expectations of these
  traits.

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Questions?