Chapter 7 Leading the Fire Company Flashcards
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What is followership?
The extent that others are willing to accept your leadership.
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What is the five step approach to making a decision?
- clear your mind
- list options
- weigh the outcomes
- make a choice
- evaluate the decision
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What are the tree major leadership styles?
- autocratic
- democratic
- laissez-faire
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What is power?
The capacity of one party to influence another party
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What are the different types of power?
- legitimate power
- reward power
- expert power
- referent power
- coercive power
- information power
- ecological power
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What are the personal powers?
expert and referent power
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What are the positional powers?
legitimate, reward, coercive, information, and ecological
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When a company arrives on scene the report should include?
- ID of company
- brief description of situation
- obvious conditions
- actions take
- strategy - offensive, defensive
- safety concerns
- assumption, identification and location of command
- request/release resources as required.
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What are two general rules for non-emergency activities?
- do not compromise the ability of the fire company to respond to emergencies in it district
- do not jeopardize the public trust in the fire department
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What are the overriding principals that apply to motivational methods?(5)
- recognize individual differences
- use goals
- ensure goals are perceived as attainable
- individualize rewards
- check for system quality
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What are the types of reinforcers?(4)
- positive reinforcement
- negative reinforcement
- extinction
- punishment
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What are the theories of motivation (5(
- reinforcement theory
- motivation-hygiene theory
- goal-setting theory
- equity theory
- expectancy theory
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How does the motivation-hygiene theory work?
It breaks the motivational process into two parts:hygiene factors and motivation factors. Hygiene factors are conditions that are external to the individual, such as pay and work conditions. Motivation factors are the individuals internally determined motivators, such as the desire for recognition, achievement, responsibility, and advancement.
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According to expectancy theory, the fire officer must address three consideration to motivate the individual, they are?
- the employees belief that his or her effort will achieve a goal
- the employees belief that meeting the goal will lead to the reward
- the employees desire for the reward or the rewards value to the employee
What are the five overriding principals of motivation?
- Recognize individual differences
- Use goals
- Ensure goals are perceived as attainable
- Individualize rewards
- Check for system equality
