Dr. Richard B. Gasway talks with leadership consultant Howard Cross about his program "Leadership - The Seductive Lie."
Cross shares the components of strong leadership and discusses why leadership is not a position. Rather it is a set of choices and those choices can, at times, be challenging.
Cross and Gasaway also discuss the role of vision in setting the course for an organization and the part that leaders and followers play in creating organizational success.
Dr. Richard Gasaway talks with Dr. Bill Jenaway, Executive Vice President of the Volunteer Firemen's Insurance Service, Inc. (VFIS) on this edition of the Leader's Toolbox. They discuss Jenaway's recent program, "Arriving Safe at the Scene and the Station," from Fire Rescue International. Dr. Jenaway, also a Pennsylvania fire chief, shares his perspective on the challenges of vehicle safety. He shares several best practices for agencies to implement and simple first steps to help kick off a driver safety program.
This month on the Leader's Toolbox, Dr. Richard Gasaway talks with Battalion Chief Mark Emery of the Woodinville, WA, Fire & Life Safety District on the topic of aggressive strategy.
Chief Emery talks about the differences between strategy and tactics and how it is common that departments focus their training on tactics and overlook the strategic underpinnings that set up those tactics. They also explore the levels responsibility for setting and communicating the strategy and how strategy fits into the progression of a structural fire incident.
In this month's episode of the Leader's Toolbox, Dr. Richard Gasaway talks with Captain Bob Duemmel of the Rochester, NY, Fire Department about generational differences in today's fire service.
The discussion focuses on four distinctly different generations of firefighters who are working in the firehouse in 2009. Capt. Duemmel compares and contrasts the traits of each generation and discusses the challenges and opportunities each has to contribute.
Dr. Richard Gasaway dispenses advice to a firefighter who has had several friends leave the department because of layoffs and early retirements. The loss of personnel leaves the firefighter confused, angry and bitter towards city administration. Listen as Dr.Gasaway helps guide this firefighter through the rough times.
Gasaway also helps guide a new officer who doesn't quite feel prepared for the job. The officer states that he's got the technical skills, but is worried about lacking skills in the leadership arena.
Dr. Richard Gasaway offers advice to a firefighter who's worried about their safety because of a member of their department whose health has been deteriorating, yet actively responding to calls. The member has uncontrolled diabetes and has had several toes amputated and often needs to be treated at incident scenes for low blood sugar. Listen as Dr. Gasaway answers the firefighter's worries when he asks: "Am I right to be concerned for my safety because his ability to perform is unpredictable?"
This month on The Leader's Toolbox, Dr. Richard B. Gasaway talks with two psychologists, a firefighter and a fire chief about Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Chief Gasaway tells of a firefighter he worked with who exhibited several common "symptoms" of ADD and how it affected this firefighters working relationship with others in the station.
This month on The Leader's Toolbox, Dr. Richard B. Gasaway tackles issues that face fire officer hopefuls and some frustrated firefighters.
Chief Gasaway offers advice to a firefighter who writes in with a frustration toward his chief, who is a micro-manager. The firefighter says many members of the department feel that the chief gives too much advice and doesn't allow them to think for themselves. The chief's actions make members feeling helpless.
This month on The Leader's Toolbox, Dr. Richard B. Gasaway offers advice to company officer on a new shift who completes an employee performance review for a member who recently returned from a medical leave. The firefighter's efforts are mediocre at best. How does a supervisor best address that issue?
Chief Gasaway also advises a chief officer who has been ordered by city hall to have firefighters remove stickers from their helmets. How does the chief maintain morale?
In this edition of The Leader's Toolbox, Chief Richard B. Gasaway talks with retired Fire Chief Bill Pessemier on research he has conducted on firefighter safety.
In this discussion, the chiefs take a hard and honest look at why firefighter injuries and fatalities have been so persistent in the United States. Chief Pessemier shares a new approach that he believes could improve improve safety performance.
Listen as the two discuss recommendations to help your department implement a safety performance improvement plan.
