Emergency Services Leadership

Author : Chris Nollette,Brent J. Goertzen,David T. Foster III,Frank P. Nollette
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780763781507

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Emergency Services Leadership by Chris Nollette,Brent J. Goertzen,David T. Foster III,Frank P. Nollette Pdf

Emergency Services Leadership: A Contemporary Approach offers a comprehensive view of the historical developments of leadership models, presents a variety of leadership theories, and explores how various theories apply to current emergency services leadership roles. The authors address how leadership has evolved from the theories of "position and authority" to more contemporary approaches in which leadership is expressed in terms of influence relations, servitude, risk agencies, and transformational change agents. Best practices for making ethical, compassionate, and competent leadership decisions are also discussed. The ideal introduction to leadership concepts in modern-day emergency services agencies, Emergency Services Leadership: A Contemporary Approach is appropriate for EMS, fire services, law enforcement, emergency management, and military courses and is an ideal resource for department-specific training programs, especially for officer development. The authors weave personal experiences, interviews with current emergency services leaders, and leadership points to ponder throughout the chapters. End-of-chapter activities allow readers to explore their leadership capabilities and apply concepts presented in the text. The author team brings their extensive experience in emergency services, military application, and leadership research to this text. All of the authors are involved in higher education levels and serve in leadership capacities in various arenas.

Author : Adam Crowe
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781466558236

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Leadership in the Open by Adam Crowe Pdf

As a relatively young field, emergency management has already undergone considerable evolution and change. And now that Web 2.0 technologies and social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter have become inherently ingrained in all facets of our lives, emergency managers must once again re-evaluate best practices and standardized approaches. Providing a roadmap for twenty-first century emergency management best practices, Leadership in the Open: A New Paradigm in Emergency Management examines public expectations relative to the use of communication and Web 2.0 technologies for emergency management activities. It covers current technologies along with the public’s demand for transparency and ever-increasing need for instant information and updates. The book is divided into three sections that focus on the fundamentals of social media, the potential effects of its strategic use in disaster management, and the attitude of engagement that is effective for community commitment. Coverage includes efficiency, magnification, humility, creativity, ethics, the tension of changing public expectations, and long-standing best practices within the emergency management community. This book builds on the author's bestseller, Disasters 2.0: The Application of Social Media Systems for Modern Emergency Management, by looking at an emergency manager's role not simply by job function, but on what the public demands. Filled with extensive real-world examples, this is an ideal guide for leaders in emergency management, first-response, and business continuity—as well as advanced level students preparing to enter the field.

Author : Stephanie Kayden,Philip D. Anderson,Robert Freitas,Elke Platz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781107007390

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Emergency Department Leadership and Management by Stephanie Kayden,Philip D. Anderson,Robert Freitas,Elke Platz Pdf

Written for a global audience, by an international team, the book provides practical, case-based emergency department leadership skills.

Author : L. Charles Smeby Jr.
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781284042351

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Fire and Emergency Services Administration: Management and Leadership Practices by L. Charles Smeby Jr. Pdf

Fire and Emergency Services Administration: Management and Leadership Practices, Second Edition covers the latest course objectives from the Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education’s (FESHE) Bachelor’s Core Level Fire and Emergency Services Administration model curriculum. To effectively lead modern public safety organizations and the various components within them, individuals must possess a solid understanding of the always-changing issues that face the fire and emergency medical services. The second edition of Fire and Emergency Services Administration: Management and Leadership Practices has been completely updated to deliver the very latest information needed to understand these challenges and will assist managers in making the proper decisions that can impact all aspects of their organization. The Second Edition features: Expanded emphasis on management and leadership of EMS operations. Updated budgeting financial strategies, including advice on how to overcome shrinking budgets and economic downturn. New guidance on hiring and diversity. Expanded coverage on training, education, and fire fighter safety. The following features are incorporated throughout the Second Edition: Chapter Objectives: FESHE Objectives and Knowledge Objectives are listed at the beginning of each chapter, including page references. Case Studies: Real-life incidents help stimulate student discussion and highlight important concepts. Facts and Figures: Provides useful and interesting history, facts, and other research relating to the fire and emergency services. Words of Wisdom: Presents powerful and informative quotes from organizational leaders and experts in their fields. Chief Officer Tips: Targeted advice to deal with common administrative issues and introduce techniques to implement change. Chapter Activities: End-of-chapter Fire and EMS activities reinforce important concepts and improve students’ comprehension.

Author : Chase Sargent
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781593703899

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From Buddy to Boss, 2nd Ed by Chase Sargent Pdf

Professional development and leadership with you in mind A good friend once said about Chase Sargent that he’s “a very intelligent man, but he sure does tick people off sometimes.” Sargent doesn’t disagree. He may have made some people mad, but he wishes he had done it more often to get this point across: “Leadership—in all aspects of life—is sorely lacking.” The second edition of From Buddy to Boss: Effective Fire Service Leadership reinforces the fact that the fire service is screaming for leaders as men and women discover that leadership is important to their existence and success. Being a firefighter can be tiring and frustrating, but it can be rewarding. It’s not only about the job, “but also about raising kids, managing your life, and trying to be a good person, attached to God, country, family, and friends,” says the author. Many leaders today are surrounded by external politics, hidden agendas, fiscal constraints, and manipulative people. Consider these factors when navigating your career. Sargent knows from decades of experience that simply reaching the top of the organizational ladder does not make you a good leader. Before he went into teaching this subject, “It became apparent very quickly that the leadership and human resources training being provided was as scarce as water in a desert and that the fire service was thirsty.” This new second edition includes must-read topics on leadership lessons from the War in Iraq, knowing death in the fire service, and providing leadership in large-scale disasters. This book will change your life.

Author : L. Charles Smeby Jr.
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2005-11-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781449675493

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Fire and Emergency Services Administration: Management and Leadership Practices by L. Charles Smeby Jr. Pdf

Fire and Emergency Service Administration provides an overview of the organization and management of a fire department and the relationship of agencies to the fire service. This text is primarily designed for use in Fire Science, Emergency Medical, and Emergency Preparedness programs at both the Associate and Baccalaureate levels. It can be used for self study or as a supplemental text. As a college text, it would be of interest to students in Fire Administration I, Advanced Fire Administration, and Personal Management for the Fire Service courses, as outlined in the FESHE curriculum.

Author : Eric Russell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0982882580

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The Desire to Serve (Second Edition) by Eric Russell Pdf

Author : Peter Murphy,Kirsten Greenhalgh
Publisher : Springer
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783319621555

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Fire and Rescue Services by Peter Murphy,Kirsten Greenhalgh Pdf

This unique text fills a major gap in the emergency services literature by surveying the research on fire and rescue service management in the UK. An extensive evidence base focuses on organizational culture, leadership skills, standards, and accountability, emphasizing the services’ dual roles as first responders and guardians of public safety and prevention. The implications for international public health and safety programs are made clear as the services’ recent history illustrates the complex challenges typical of functioning within local and national political contexts. Chapters take on a broad range of management, leadership, service delivery, and staffing concerns, including: · Evolution and adaptation of fire and rescue services during periods of expansion and austerity. · Civil protection as a local and national priority. · Structural issues: assessments and improvements, collaborations with other services. · Emerging social concerns: diversity, gender equality, the aging worker population. · The concepts and consequences of heroes and heroism. · Future directions for governance, transparency, and accountability. Fire and Rescue Services complements the earlier volumes in the Leadership & Management of Emergency Services series with equal parts realism and vision. It should interest a wide audience of public policymakers, public managers, and emergency service personnel, as well as academics and researchers.

Author : Stig Johannessen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317496724

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Strategies, Leadership and Complexity in Crisis and Emergency Operations by Stig Johannessen Pdf

Strategies, Leadership and Complexity in Crisis and Emergency Operations will bring together the main themes of strategy, operational leadership, organizational dynamics and complexity in the context of crisis and emergency operations; creating a book that is timely and relevant for research and leadership in emergency services, the police, military and other organizations involved in operations in highly dynamic and critical contexts. Based on two recent Scandinavian cases, Strategies, Leadership and Complexity in Crisis and Emergency Operations identifies theoretically generalizable dimensions in the discussion of emerging strategies and leadership in complex, uncertain and dynamic situations during crisis and emergency operations. The book will offer original material and discussions from these cases on how strategies, leadership and organizational dynamics evolve during crisis and emergency operations - and further link these to existing international cases and research In light of theories and fields of knowledge emphasising complex organizational dynamics, discussions are coupled with examples from different organizations and countries. The knowledge fields draw on a wide range of new organizational complexity research, and insights from more established work. The intention is to integrate established and recent organizational research in order to understand dynamic practices of organizations during crisis and emergency operations.

Author : Edward Flood,Anthony Avillo
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books & Videos
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781593703981

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Full-Contact Leadership by Edward Flood,Anthony Avillo Pdf

Full-Contact Leadership is written for men and women who hold leadership positions or aspire to leadership roles in the fire service. There are many leadership positions in the fire service, but not all of them are held by leaders. Leadership has very little to do with the color of your helmet, the bling on your collar, the stripes on your sleeve, the title on your door, the order of march, or the crease in your pants. Full-contact leadership is a commitment to drawing out the very best within others and allowing the very best in others to be expressed as excellence. Full-contact leadership is a career-long, ever-challenging, never-ending, self-initiated, self-sustained personal research, development, and improvement program. Full-contact leadership is never about you; it’s always about them. In Full-Contact Leadership, Chiefs Flood and Avillo examine what makes a leader and, more importantly, what makes a leader effective in today’s fire service. This text discusses the various types of leaders, how they communicate, discipline, delegate, motivate, and set expectations for the people they lead. Flood and Avillo also take a hard look at what hinders or blocks effective leadership and what steps to take to foster and instill leadership in your department.

Author : John Salka
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2005-02-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1591840686

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First In, Last Out by John Salka Pdf

What does it take to lead people into a burning building? How do the leaders of the New York City Fire Department develop so much loyalty, trust, and grace under pressure that their subordinates will risk their very lives for them? As a high-ranking officer of the FDNY, John Salka is an expert at both practicing and teaching high-stakes leadership. In First In, Last Out, he explains the department’s unique strategies and how they can be adopted by leaders in any field—as he has taught them to organizations around the country. In a tough-talking, no-nonsense style, Salka uses real-world stories to convey leadership imperatives such as: first in, last out—your people need to see you taking the biggest risk, as the first one to enter the danger zone and the last to leave manage change—the fire you fought yesterday is not the one you’ll be fighting tomorrow communicate aggressively—a working radio is worth more than 20,000 gallons of water create an execution culture—focus your people on the flames, not the smoke commit to reality—never allow the way you would like things to be to color how things are develop your people—let them feel a little heat today or they’ll get burned tomorrow Illustrated by harrowing real-life situations, the principles in First In, Last Out will help managers become more confident, coherent, and commanding. On the web: http://www.firstinleadership.com

Author : John Brophy,American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780763758752

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Leadership Essentials for Emergency Medical Services by John Brophy,American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Pdf

Leadership Essentials for Emergency Medical Services will aide in the development of leaders and leadership skills in the emergency medical services. This course will cover a variety of leadership topics, including making the transition from EMS provider to leader, the ethics and psychology of leadership, mentoring, leading change, and the leader's role in performance improvement. Part of the EMS Continuing Education series, the text is also ideal for use as a professional reference.

Author : Patrick Sweeney,Michael D. Matthews,Paul D. Lester
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1612510612

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Leadership in Dangerous Situations by Patrick Sweeney,Michael D. Matthews,Paul D. Lester Pdf

Offering the wisdom of practitioners from the military, law enforcement, fire and rescue, as well as prominent scholars this guide integrates theory and research with practical experience to help the reader prepare for the unique psychological, social, and physical challenges of leading in dangerous contexts. Whether a young soldier preparing for war, seasoned combat commander, SWAT team leader, EMT supervisor, law enforcement patrol unit leader, or fire department lieutenant, those involved in life-and-death situations face common challenges, and the authors draw on their own experiences and that of others to help first responders effectively function in dangerous environments.

Author : Richard Adams,Christine Owen,Cameron Scott,David Phillip Parsons
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781351781022

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Beyond Command and Control by Richard Adams,Christine Owen,Cameron Scott,David Phillip Parsons Pdf

This book will advance the understanding of leadership beyond the inherited myths and modalities of command and control. Leadership is separated from ideas and institutional seniority and explained as the collaborative power of one with others. Enabling the intelligent co-participation of all people, the constructive effect of this approach to leadership is in the engagement of people. This is significant when task accomplishment depends not on managerial direction, but on the interaction of people with each other, with technical systems, and with complex regulations which are often across jurisdictional boundaries. Examples and case studies are included.

Author : John R. Brophy,AAOS
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780763797331

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Leadership Essentials for Emergency Medical Services by John R. Brophy,AAOS Pdf

Leadership is essential to the future of EMS and the success of our society. From the seasoned managers who seek to perfect their leadership skills to new providers who are preparing to rise up through the ranks, Leadership Essentials for Emergency Medical Services provides EMS professionals with the knowledge and skills they need to become true leaders. Part of the EMS Continuing Education series, the text is also ideal for use as a professional reference.