Chapter 7 Flashcards
3 main leadership styles
- Autocratic
- Democratic
- Laissez-faire
Autocratic leadership
- high risk situations
- when the fire officer needs to take immediate corrective supervisory activity
–Iron handed approach is used when the fire officer needs to maintain high personal control of the group - fire officer telling subordinates what to do and is expecting immediate complete adherence to the issued instructions
Democratic Leadership
A consultative approach takes advantage of all of the ingenuity and resourcefulness of the group in determining how to meet an objective or complete a task.
- when planning a project or developing the daily work plan of the company
- can be used in some low risk emergency situations
Laissez-Faire Leadership
A free rein style of leadership moves the decision making from the fire officer to the individual fire fighters.
- the fire officer depends on the fire fighters good judgement and sense of responsibility to get things done within basic guidelines.
- effective when working with experienced fire fighters and when jangling routine duties that pose little personal hazard.
Power
is the capacity of one party to influence another party.
Initial Report should include:
- Identification of the company arriving at the scene
- brief description of the incident station - this may include building size, occupancy, hazardous chemical release or multi-vehicle accident
- Obvious conditions, such as a working fire, multiple victims, hazardous materials spills, or a dangerous situation
- brief description of action being taken
- declaration of strategy being used
- any obvious safety concerns
- assumption, identification and location of command
- request or release as resources as required
2 general rules for nonemergency activities are as followed:
1-Do not compromise the ability of the fire company to respond to emergencies in its district
2-Do not jeopardize the public’s trust in the fire department
5 principle methods to inspire subordinates
1-recognize individual differences 2-use goals 3-ensure goals are perceived as attainable 4-individualize rewards 5-check for system equality
Reinforcement Theory
behaviour is a function of its consequences
- Positive reinforcement - giving a reward for good behaviour
- Negative reinforcement - removing an undesirable consequence of good behaviour
- Extinction - Ignoring bad behaviour
- Punishment - punishing bad behaviour
Leadership attributes
- beliefs
- values
- ethics
- character
- knowledge
- skills
Motivation-hygiene theory
Hygiene factors are external to the individual and motivation factors are internal to the individual
Goal-setting theory
the key to motivation is for the officer to set specific goals that will increase performance
Equity theory
employees evaluate the outcomes they receive for their inputs and compare them with the outcomes others reciev for their inputs
Expectancy theory
people act in manner that they believe will lead to an outcome they value
Followership
The characteristic that leaders can be effective only to the extent that followers are willing to accept their leadership
