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IAFC
 Have you ever wonder what the IAFC does? Find out about the IAFC's programs and services in its newly released digital prospectus, IAFC Mission-at-Work. Learn about our activities across multiple areas, including specialized education, applied research, technology, community solutions, preparedness and response, professional development and more.
IAFC
The IAFC's Volunteer and Combination Officers Section has created a Federal Compliance Toolkit with resources that outline standards and provide clarification and useful tips to ensure your department complies with the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Social Security Administration and IRS regulations. The toolkit includes a handy checklist for a department audit by a federal regulator to help guide you through the process.
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Leading Blog
There are things we believe that when we really think about them, we might find that they are not helpful. We might think of them as blind spots that adversely affect our leadership effectiveness. In "What Are Your Blind Spots?" Jim Haudan and Rich Berens hope to help you uncover five common leadership blind spots by exposing the underlying assumptions behind the consequences we see played out over and over again.
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Lexipol
 A firefighter is injured every 8 minutes—and about 30% of those injuries result in lost time. Learn how your department can target the root causes of firefighter injuries and illnesses in this free white paper. DOWNLOAD NOW
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By Simma Lieberman
 We often talk about the traits of great leaders. Harvard Business Review, Psychology Today and numerous best-selling books often share the latest research on leadership. Great organizations sustain themselves with great leaders at every level when they employ the right practices. But what happens in organizations with bad leaders? There is a misconception that just because someone has the title of leader and a great product that they are good at leading people.
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Forbes
Being a leader is about consistently growing and developing. While some growth is long-term and some happens within the big picture, some of the most impactful changes can come from adopting small, positive habits that happen every day.
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Ladders
No matter how old you are or what type of role you have in life, there are times you're a follower, and there are times you're a leader. I don't care whether you're in high school or leading a firm with 500 people — some situations require leadership.
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Great Leadership
What's leadership? What makes for an effective leader? The answers to both these questions are relative to every organization — big or small. There is no one set of rules that makes for an effective leader, but leadership encompasses a slew of characteristics and different people embody different sets of traits. The fact of the matter is, some people become good leaders and others don't.
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Watch these short videos of three Chief Officers sharing their
experiences using a tactical and incident management
solution called Tablet Command. Learn why this iOS
mobile response and management solution is endorsed by Chiefs across the
country.
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Inc.
There is a battle for your attention each and every day. Just think through the sheer number of emails, imessages, slack notifications, phone calls and water-cooler conversations you have on a daily basis. That's not to mention the status reports, presentations and meetings you have to attend, nor does it factor in the actual functional work you need to get done.
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 The Sound Masking Industry has seen double digit growth as modern workspaces become the norm and productivity a top concern for employers. Sound Masking works by introducing an ambient background sound into the environment to “cover” unwanted sound, rendering speech unintelligible. But what happens when an emergency communication is sent out? Will your employees be able to understand the message?
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Lolly Daskal
When we think of leaders we don't often think of failures, but one of the hallmarks of the best leaders is knowing how to fail well. Every successful person is someone who has failed at something — and in some cases, many things — but without ever regarding themselves as a failure. They take risks, and sometimes the risks work out and sometimes things go wrong, but they remain positive and determined throughout.
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Harvard Business Review
Managers are often encouraged to develop and maintain good working relationships with employees, because doing so motivates stronger commitment and support, as well as better performance. But could bonding too strongly with employees backfire? New research, recently published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, suggests that it could.
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