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Chapter 1 Leadership Flashcards

1
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Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications

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NFPA 1021

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2
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A pattern of jobs and groups of jobs in an organization.

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Structure:

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3
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A ________ is the reason and organization exists.

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mission

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4
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A mission statement should capture the essence of an organization.

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mission statement

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5
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the purpose toward which an organization strives

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Goals

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6
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A ________ has less levels of bureaucracy

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flatter organization

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7
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A ________ reduces or eliminates certain outputs or services

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slimmer organization

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8
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The basic premise of ________ involves the relationship between task orientation and relationship orientation

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contingency leadership

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9
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Education and training should help keep the chief fire officer ________ when performing their incident command role.

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Proactive

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10
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The basis of ________ lies in the strength and example of the leader.

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Charismatic Leadership

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11
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________ is an attempt to demonstrate the appropriate relationship between the leaders behavior any particular aspects of the situation – the readiness level of the followers.

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Situational leadership

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12
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Concern for the follower is the basic component for creating effective ________ .

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Citizen Leadership

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13
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The ________ is focused on ensuring that others highest needs are being met as a higher priority than being recognized as a leader.

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Servant Leader

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________ leadership theory focuses on finding together the interests of the leader and a follower into something greater than the acts of the individuals

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Transformational

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15
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Follower development and Follower ________ are targeted outcomes of transformational leadership

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Performance

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16
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________ leadership is based on a series of transactions between the leader and the person being led.

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Transactional

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17
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Goals must be ________ because goals that are unachievable only served to frustrate the members.

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Achievable

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18
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The fire service’s equivalent to globalization

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Regionalization

19
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an organizational philosophy characterized by flexible, integrative behavior

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Adhocracy

20
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Organizational elements:

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vision, mission, goals, objectives

21
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A ____________is viewed by many as a rigid, inflexible system that cannot effectively respond to changes in demand for service, technology, or the environment

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bureaucratic hierarchy

22
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In both a rules-based organization and a _____________ the leaders job can be made easier if there is a department mission statement and a code of conduct/ethics established to help make decisions that may have to be judged on the basis of what is morally right.

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values based organization

23
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Delegation is also an important component of ___________________ and can help identify those candidates worthy of further mentoring, thus strengthening the organization across all levels while at the same time preparing it to move forward in the future

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succession planning

24
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_________________ is focused on influencing people to take action to achieve a desired end state.

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Leadership

25
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__________is defined as the ability and willingness of followers to perform a particular task

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Readiness

26
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_________ is very important in gauging the pulse of the department.

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Organizational climate

27
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The fire service’s equivalent to globalization:

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Regionalization

28
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Organizational Power:

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Legitimate Power
Reward Power
Expert Power
Referent Power
Coercive Power
Informational Power
Ecological Power
29
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Leaders are Transformational. Managers are ________

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Transactional.

30
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The basis of _______________ lies in the strength and example of the leader. They are envisioning, energizing, and enabling the success of military crews. They articulate a compelling vision. Setting high expectations. Demonstrate personal excitement. Expressing personal confidence and support. Seeking, finding, and using success. Empathizing.

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Charismatic leadership

31
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To utilize charismatic leadership successfully, leaders must first build a strong foundation of ____________ amongst those the leader is trying to influence.

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Trust and confidence

32
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___________________ is an important tool if the leader desires to develop subordinates who seek to be self-motivated for the good of the organization.

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Charismatic leadership

33
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____________________ is a task oriented approach to accomplishing the work of the organization: May inspire loyalty. Commitment gained from people. Employee involvement allowed in the performance of tasks, but not in the creation of the methods to do the job.

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Transactional leadership

34
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Practicing____________includes doing what is right.

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ethical behavior

35
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A _____________aligned with a code of ethics can help bring consistency throughout the organization, setting standards for all to follow.

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Mission Statement

36
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___________ involves the relationship between task orientation and relationship orientation.

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Contingency Leadership

37
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____________favors people over task. He is supportive in nature, members are equals who work together for the common good.

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Citizen leadership

38
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Concern for the follower is the basic component for creating effective__________

A

citizen leadership

39
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The ______________________ is focused on ensuring that others highest needs are being met as a higher priority than being recognized as a leader.

A

servant leader

40
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____________are interested in ensuring that environment they create allows the subordinate to grow and reach is maximum potential.

A

Servant leaders

41
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____________focuses on binding together the interests of the leader and a follower into something greater than the acts of the individuals.

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Transformational leadership theory

42
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Follower development and follower performance are the targeted outcomes of ________ leadership

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Transformational

43
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the process of preparing subordinates within an organization to assume leadership positions as current leaders begin to exit the ranks

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Succession planning

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