Fire Officer Handbook CH. 7 Leading The Fire Company

Question 0

According to the text what are the 5 types of POWER as described by French and Raven?

Answer 0

• legitimate power (IC Has leg power to reassign sectors)
• reward power (target person complies to obtain rewards)
• expert power (target complies believing agent has special knowledge
• reverent power (target complies due to admiration)
• coercive power (target complies to avoid punishment)

Question 1

According to the text, what are the three basic leadership styles?

Answer 1

• Autocratic (iron hand approach: needed during periods of high risk, or when needed to take immediate action, ‘control normalize command’
• Democratic (consultative, planning projects, organizing the day)
• Laissez-Faire (free rein style, officer depends of ff’s sense of good judgement)

Question 2

According to the text YUKL provides two additional position-based power descriptions, what are they?

Answer 2

• information power

- ecological power

Question 3

The fire officer must be able to apply methods to insprie subordinates to achieve their maximum potential. What are the five overriding principles of motivation?

Answer 3

• recognize individual differences
• use goals
• ensure goals are perceived as attainable
• check for system equality

Question 4

According to the text, one of the key components of leading is the ability to motivate. What are the 5 motivational theories that have been developed?

Answer 4

• reinforcement theory(behaviour is a function of its consequences)
• hygiene theory(pay and work conditions / recognition & advancement)
• goal setting theory(set specific goals to enhance performance)
• equity theory(outcomes of employee inputs vs outcome others receive)
• expectancy theory(acting in a manner believed to lead to a valued outcome)