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IAFC
Going to Washington, D.C., for Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) Week in April? Be prepared for your meetings on Capitol Hill by reviewing the Hot Sheet prepared by the IAFC Government Relations and Policy Department. The Hot Sheet is a brief overview of the most prominent, current issues facing the U.S. fire and emergency service.
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Associations Now
As a new generation of professionals enters the workforce, does mentoring need to change? In some ways, it does, according to several experts on leadership and the workforce. But while today's mentors and mentees increasingly communicate using tech tools like apps or text messaging, there's still plenty of room for a more traditional approach.
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Harvard Business Review
Have you noticed your organization becoming so focused on building a happy, engaged workforce that your leaders are becoming profoundly conflict-avoidant? I see examples of this all the time. One clue that your team is avoiding conflict is if the least bit of discomfort in a meeting causes someone to suggest that you "take it offline." This, of course, triggers the meeting-after-the-meeting phenomenon — another hallmark of a conflict-avoidant culture.
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 Fire department free speech cases are rarely black and white. Sound department policies are a must to help firefighters and departments navigate these complex situations. Download this free explainer to learn more. DOWNLOAD NOW
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Entrepreneur
When people discuss the importance of making a good first impression, they're acknowledging our profound predisposition to judgment, and our innate vulnerability to being judged. The way we present ourselves to the rest of the word — our ways of being — provide context for how others perceive and engage us. Therefore, being intentional about this process is key. Here's where executive presence comes in.
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By Catherine Iste
 Whether it has been a frustrating quarter or the job itself is not as interesting as it once was, as leaders we all face times that challenge our ability to be inspiring. Yet, our teams and organizations depend on us to bring our best regardless of challenges. While it does not work to pretend to be perfect, it does work to have tricks up our sleeve we can easily pull out when needed. Here are a few simple ways to get out of a rut and back into the leadership groove.
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Lolly Daskal
There's a story about Robert the Bruce (Robert I), a 14th-century king of Scotland. As he was struggling to protect his kingdom against the English, he found himself driven from his castle and forced to flee to keep from being taken prisoner. Feeling completely defeated and at a loss about what to do next, he took refuge in a cave. Soon he spotted a small spider spinning its web.
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Leading Blog
Horst Schultz, the co-founder of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. and Capella Hotels & Resorts, says leadership is about a lot of conscious decision-making. "It is about making up your mind that certain things are going to happen because you're going to pursue them relentlessly." There are four decisions every leader must make.
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Inc.
Senior leaders have many demands on their time: their teams, peers and board. I have found from my time coaching clients that even the most high-functioning and productive team members still want time with their boss to learn and get feedback.
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Leadership & Learning with Kevin Eikenberry
As leaders, we must always be thinking about when and how and what we communicate with our team members. Finding our way here is critical to our short and long-term success as a leader. New leaders wonder how to do it and it can be even more challenging and complex if you are leading remotely. My solution is to create a communication cadence with your team members.
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Ladders
From Enron to Volkswagen, we've watched in horror as leaders who lack integrity have destroyed businesses time and again. But the real tragedy happens when regular leaders, who are otherwise great, sabotage themselves, day after day, with mistakes that they can't see but are obvious to everyone else.
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