The Leaders Toolbox: Things Just Aren't The Way They Used To Be
Chief Richard Gasaway offers some more advice in this month's installment of the Leaders Toolbox to department's that are trying to offer their local elected officials the chance to really see what they fire department is about. Sometimes officials are either too busy or uninterested to accept an invitation to a live burns, but what else can you do to work with them?
The second part of this show deals with a fire service veteran who's struggling to figure out why the leadership is not the same as it was 30 years ago. He feels that the younger leaders being appointed aren't cut out for the job and Chief Gasaway offers some input and ideas as to what may be occurring not only in his department, but in department's across the country, and maybe even yours?
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About the Author
Richard Gasaway
Richard B. Gasaway, PhD, CSP is an authority on human factors, situational awareness and the high-risk decision-making processes that are used in high-stress, high-consequence work environments. He served 33 years as a firefighter, EMT-paramedic, company officer, training officer, fire chief and emergency incident commander. Gasaway's doctoral research included the study of cognitive neuroscience to understand how human factors flaw situational awareness and affect high-risk decision-making. He authored six books, and his contributions on situational awareness and decision-making are featured and referenced in more than 400 publications. Gasaway's training programs have been delivered to more than 88,000 students.