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1
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What are LFB’s 3 Core behaviours?

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(CAT)

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What is ‘Our Vision’ as stated in the LFB’s Behaviours document?

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‘We will be a

Dynamic

Forward Looking organisation of

Fully Engaged people

At the Centre of the Communities we serve

Adapting to the needs of London’

(FFAAD)

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3
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What are LFBs 4 Strategic Objectives?

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1) The best people and the best place of work
2) Seizing the future
3) Delivering Excellence
4) Outward Facing

(TODS)

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How is COMPASSION, the first of our core behaviours defined?

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Showing Empathy and understanding for others

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5
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How much was the existing budget gap, over the next 4 years, before the Mayors recent announcement?

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£44 million (11 million per year)

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6
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What was LFBs Total Budget for 2020/21?

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£399.3 Million

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7
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Right at the top of the ‘London Fire Brigade Strategic Framework’ is the question ‘Why do we exist?’ What is the answer?

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Trusted to serve and protect London

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8
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How many Directorates is the LFB made up of?

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Operational Delivery
Corporate Services
Transformation
People

(OCT People)

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9
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How many single Appliance stations are there in the LFB?

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62

And 40 2 Appliance stations

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10
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The Core behaviours (Compassion, Accountability and Togetherness) form the basis for LFB competencies. How many Tiers of Competencies are there?

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1) Leading Self and Others - FF, LFF, SubO
2) Leading the Function - StnO, StnC, OM
3) Leading the Service - DAC +

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11
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How is LFBs second Core Behaviour TOGETHERNESS defined?

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Being open to others

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12
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The Tier 2 competencies ‘Leading the Function’ are Compassion, Togetherness and Accountability but how is Compassion then further defined (B1,B2 and B3)

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B1 Selfless
B2 Self-aware
B3 Empathy

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How is LFBs third Core Behaviour ACCOUNTABILITY defined?

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Being responsible and taking ownership of our actions

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The Tier 2 competencies ‘Leading the Function’ are Compassion, Togetherness and Accountability but how is Togetherness then further defined (B4, B5 and B6)

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Inclusive
Teamwork
Empowers and coaches others

(TIE)

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The Tier 2 competencies ‘Leading the Function’ are Compassion, Togetherness and Accountability but how is Accountability then further defined (B7, B8 and B9)?

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16
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The Transformation Delivery Plan has been built on 4 Strategic Pillars what are they?

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17
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The first ‘Strategic Pillar’ used as the basis for the LFB’s Transformation Plan is ‘The best people in the best place of work’. It focuses on which 3 key areas?

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18
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The third ‘Strategic Pillar’ used as the basis for the LFB’s Transformation Plan is ‘Delivering Excellence’. It focuses on which 3 key areas?

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19
Q

In what year did the ‘Equality Act’ become law?

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20
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What are the protected characteristics

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21
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Prepare examples where you had shown and used skills & habilities regarding:

-TEAMWORK ( link that with the fact that FF work in a team)

-INCLUSION ( London receives 17 million tourists a year, 1/3 of Londoners born overseas. 40% Londoners from BAME, LFB launched his Toghetherness program)

-EXCELLENCE- COMMITMENT

-RESILIENCE WHEN FAILING ( how do you cope and what do you do when you fail)

-YOUR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS

-OPEN-MINDED

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22
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How many residents live in london, how many languages spoken, visitors, proportion born abroad

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9 million, 300, 17million, 1/3

23
Q

What are the 4 pillars of the Togetherness stratagy?

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  1. Building
    a culture of
    belonging
  2. Being
    inspired by
    difference
  3. Being at
    the centre of
    London and our
    communities
  4. Delivering
    excellence
    through
    inclusion
24
Q

What is the LFBs stratigic purpose?

A

Trusted to serve
and protect London

25
Q

What is the LFBs Vision

A

We will be a dynamic, forward-looking organisation of
fully engaged people at the centre of the communities
we serve, adapting to the needs of London.

26
Q

Our strategic objectives

A

The best people and the best place of work
Seizing the future
Delivering excellence
Outward facing

27
Q

Summary of competencies- what does compassion mean to you

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B1 Self-aware
Can honestly self-assess, manage their emotions, and understand their impact
on others.
Summary:
* Is self-reflective and accepts constructive feedback.
* Aware of own emotions and seeks to manage these.
* Will ask for support or advice if they need it.
B2 Selfless
Considers and supports the needs of others whilst respecting their own health, safety
and wellbeing.
Summary:
* Is aware and accepting of the diverse beliefs, culture and traditions of others.
* Acts with kindness, recognising and supporting the health, safety and wellbeing of others,
whilst recognising their own needs.
* Gives others the opportunity to express themselves without interrupting/judging.
B3 Empathy
Recognises the emotions of others and shows understanding for these.
Summary:
* Consistent and reliable, prioritising building trust with others.
* Open-minded, unbiased and honest in their approach.
* Is willing to discuss their own and other’s emotions.

28
Q

Summary of competencies- what does togetherness mean to you

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B4 Inclusive
Includes others and welcomes everyone.
Summary:
* Ensures that an appropriate standard of privacy and dignity is maintained and takes
constructive action in response to inappropriate behaviour.
* Recognises and respects other people’s skills, strengths, views, ideas and suggestions.
* Is approachable and communicates in a clear, sensitive and concise manner.
B5 Teamwork
Works with others to achieve results.
Summary:
* Works collaboratively with people by co-operating and consulting to achieve joint outcomes.
* Actively listens and promotes respectful two-way dialogue.
* Is interested in other people’s motivations and perspectives.
B6 Empowers and coaches others
Gives autonomy to others and helps them grow.
Summary:
* Prioritises a learning culture through empowerment, encouragement, praise and recognition.
* Recognises gaps in skills and knowledge and deals with mistakes and performance
issues constructively.
* Proactively contributes to others development through regular constructive feedback,
one-to-one discussions, training, coaching and mentoring.

29
Q

Summary of competencies- what does accountability mean to you

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B7 Takes ownership and responsibility
Demonstrates personal accountability.
Summary:
* Takes a proactive approach, planning ahead, prioritising and managing time to deliver
individual team objectives.
* Shows accountability over mistakes and delays.
* Seeks clear direction and information, checking things are working.
B8 Professional
Demonstrate high standards and the skills and ability to deliver.
Summary:
* Maintains health and safety in the workplace and acts to mitigate risks in their work.
* Makes evidence-based decisions to improve service delivery.
* Performs their role to a high standard at all times, keeping up-to-date with relevant professional
skills, knowledge and behaviours.
B9 Forward-looking
Demonstrates adaptability and anticipates change positively.
Summary:
* Positively engages with new ways of working and implementing learning.
* Takes the initiative to resolve problems.
* Is flexible, adapting to changing needs and demands.

30
Q

Who is the Chief

A

Andy Roe

31
Q

how many people does the LFB employ

A

over 5000

32
Q

What are the four Pillars of the Togetherness Stratagy?

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PILLAR ONE: Building a culture of belonging
PILLAR TWO: Being inspired by difference
PILLAR THREE: Being at the centre of London and our communities
PILLAR FOUR: Delivering excellence through inclusion

33
Q

How will LFB promote a culture of belonging

A

WE WILL:
Refresh our onboarding, induction and
deployment processes to reflect gold
standard, inclusive ways of working

Build inclusive communities across
the brigade using our Equality
Support Groups
Make inclusion a central part of
our behaviours and policies
Improve the inclusivity of our
physical and digital infrastructure.

34
Q

How will the LFB encorage people to be inspired by difference?

A

WE WILL:
Support and develop inclusive
leaders at all levels of LFB
Mainstream inclusion through our training
and provide development for allstaff
Empower employeesto be their whole
self at work by being role models
Celebrate inclusive practice acrossthe
brigade through awards and recognition
Introduce community-facing staff training
on inclusion and cultural awareness
Make inclusion relevant to everyone.

35
Q

How will the LFB Be at
the centre of
London and our
communities?

A

WE WILL:
Put inclusion at the centre of our
Borough Plans
Improve relations between our LFB
communities and the diverse communities
we serve
Ensure diverse talent issupported to access,
and work for, the Brigade through our
youth engagement, volunteer and
outreach programmes

36
Q

How will the LFB Deliver
excellence
through
inclusion

A

WE WILL:
Make inclusion a central part of performance
management and ensure accountability for
inclusion is widely and deeply embedded
Improve the transparency of inclusion
information internally and externally
Review and refresh recruitment and
promotion processes
Be seen as a beacon of best practice in
inclusion acrossthe Fire and Rescue Sector
and wider GLA group of organisations
Adopt best practice procurement and
supply chain management practices
Introduce inclusion Incident Leads at incident
groups who are trained to undertake dynamic
inclusion risk assessments and support with
community engagement

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