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Moving into a leadership role can be an exhilarating and proud moment; it can also be a daunting one. No matter whether you’re paid or volunteer, working for a department large or small, all new leaders face similar career development opportunities and administrative challenges. To be a successful new leader, you will need to identify the support systems, processes and tools to maximize the opportunities and clear the hurdles.

FireRescue1’s Fire Leader Playbook is one such tool to increase your effectiveness as a new leader, helping enhance your leadership KSAs, develop trust among your crewmembers, and build your confidence. The Playbook offers a wealth of resources, as you grow into your position of authority and move beyond basic management and supervision skills to lead and inspire with integrity and passion.

What you do, how you act and the relationships you build now matter down the road, so get out of your comfort zone, put in the work and enjoy the ride
LEADERSHIP IN FOCUS
It is the most inglorious of tasks, considering it early can save a significant amount of work for everyone
This leadership acronym will help you remember some of the more important traits of exceptional leaders
Company officers have enormous power when it comes to managing expectations among their crew members
It is not acceptable to use the excuse, “Well, we’ve always acted this way, so either get used to it or leave”
Learning to manage inappropriate agreement as well as disruptive conflict is a vital part of the company officer’s role
It’s not easy to make the transition from firefighter or driver to company officer
The potential problem with texting as a substitute for other forms of communication is that it is extremely low context
When you see these types of leaders in the fire service, you see how they inspire others to higher performance
Chief Prziborowski said the position of company officer is the most challenging in a fire department
If we’re relying only on past ‘good’ experience or blind luck to handle an incident, we are setting the stage for disaster