1. A Leader of One Flashcards
What may leaders not have that can often be confused with leadership? (p. 1)
A title
What does leadership not require? (p. 2)
Criticizing
What do ineffective leaders typically do in regards to training their successors? (p. 3)
Little or nothing
What is the name of the effect where individuals in an organization are sometimes promoted beyond their level of ability and the common excuse heard is “no one trained me to do this”? (p. 3)
Peter Principle
What type of culture is a result of the excuse created by the Peter Principle? (p. 3)
Complacent
What is the first step in changing your behavior when you find yourself using the following excuse in your organization: “It’s not my fault. No one trained me!”? (p. 4)
Realize you are using the excuse
Since leadership is a choice, where do you begin with your choice to lead? (p. 5)
Decide to begin leading yourself
When is the best time for someone to lead? (p. 6)
When they are passionate about a cause
When you take charge and influence others with your leadership, what are you trying to get them to follow? (p. 6)
Your vision
Which of the following is an essential leadership quality in the fire service? (p. 7)
Put the needs of others ahead of one’s own
What is the difference in personnel for leaders in the military compared to leaders in the fire service? (p. 7)
Young personnel with a clean slate
In addition to the brotherhood found in the fire service, what other thing found in the fire service would companies in corporate America love to emulate? (p. 8)
Respect from the public
What is essential to happen in difficult and challenging times for organizations? (p. 9)
New leaders step up
The fire service has a distinct identity that can be either good or bad. What can this distinct identity be a bad thing? (p. 10)
If one firefighter does something wrong, it affects the entire industry
What is one of the most valuable assets a firefighter can have on the fireground? (p. 11)
Thinks like a leader
What can firefighters that think like a leader be counted on to do when carrying out assignments on the fireground? (p. 11)
Make quality decisions
Which ability of its leaders does an organization depend on to ensure its success? (p. 12)
Inspire
If you as a leader are going to take the credit when things are going well, then what do you have to do when things are not going well? (p. 12)
You have to take the blame
Also known as the comfort zone, this happens because people are drawn to the familiarity of habits good or bad? (p. 13)
Coma of complacency
Where does a leader need to take action to help him or her find success? (p. 14)
Outside of comfort zone
As seen by the failure of the Occupy Wall Street movement, a clearly defined mission by a leader is important. Why is it important for a leader for others to know what you stand for and what you’re trying to accomplish? (p. 15)
Clarity promotes unity
What is required from a leader that is described as looking into the future to see his or her organization as it will be? (p. 17)
Vision
Which trait of a leader is typically not missed by people until after the leader is gone? (p. 18)
Demanded more from his or her people
In the fire service when will you find your level of responsibility increases? (p. 18)
Every promotion or advancement
According to the author of Pride and Ownership, retired fire chief Rick Lasky, saying that it is the leader’s job to ensure everyone goes home at the end of the shift is misguided because of why? (p. 20)
It’s too short-ranged
A person that ignores the opportunity to lead and instead turns into someone who fights to protect the status quo is referred to as what by author Seth Godin? (p. 21)
Sleepwalker
The main difference between management and leadership is that managers manage a process they are familiar with and leaders create __________. (p. 22)
Change
What do great leaders do? (p. 23)
Focus on trying to get people to be something.
Where does growth come from for organizations during unstable times? (p. 23)
Leaders who create change and engage the organization.
Leaders have to step up, which takes courage to __________ one’s fears. (p. 24)
Manage
What type of fear prevents many in the fire service from stepping up into a leadership role? (p. 24)
Criticism
What is something that leaders are not willing to do? (p. 25)
To find their comfort zone
What is a way for a leader to know that they are reaching their full potential as a leader? (p. 25)
They are uncomfortable
