7 Leading Fire Company Flashcards
Definition of Leadership
process by which a person influences others to understand and agree about what needs to be done and how to do it, and the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives
does becoming officer make you a leader
it confers authority, but does no make a person a leader
leadership styles
autocratic
democratic
laissez faire
autocratic leadership define
iron hand approach used when need to maintain high personal control
democratic leadership is
consultative approach
often used by specialized companies with unusual emergency situation
democratic
what is laissez faire style and when used
free reign, when working w experienced FFs and routine duties
French and Ravens power types
legitimate reward expert referent coercive
two categories of power types according to French and raven
personal power
positional power
Yukl added two more categories to power types
informational
ecological
benefits to pre assignment and at scene assignment
pre assign saves time at scene. at scene prevent unnecessary assigns
leadership req when immediate action reqd
autocratic
values of TFD
safety teamwork integrity professionalism excellence safety
theory that assumes behavior is a function of consequences
reinforcement theory
reinforcements
positive
negative
extinction
punishment (not legit)
