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Fire Chief
Unfortunately, in today's world, conflict is everywhere — in our politics, our culture and our individual lives. The fire service is no exception. Should conflict be avoided? Should it be ignored or accommodated? Should we compromise? Collaborate? Compete? How should we handle it? First, let's try to define conflict.
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By Catherine Iste
 Bosses can be leaders, managers, supervisors, team leads or project heads. Yet, despite the different responsibilities and levels within which the title boss can fall, all good bosses share the same positive characteristics of being good listeners, knowing their strengths and efficiently managing time. In addition to those well-understood traits, here are three counterintuitive characteristics of good bosses.
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Lolly Daskal
When people talk about leaving a legacy, they're usually thinking in terms of what they can do at the end of their lives to make an impact. But I strongly believe that your legacy will be measured by what you do every day, all day. The most influential people, the ones who leave behind incredible legacies, live on in the hearts of the people they've touched along the way.
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Fast Company
You're prepping your team for an upcoming project and you know you need the best ideas on the table. But when you try to get up the motivation to work on the project, you struggle to focus. You just don't seem to have the same energy for the project as you usually do. How can you get the best ideas and productivity out of your team when you, their leader, are feeling uninspired, and perhaps even unmotivated?
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In all fire department free speech cases, very little is black and white. Understanding how firefighter speech can be limited—on social media platforms and elsewhere—is essential. Get the answers to 4 common questions about firefighters and social media in this Explainer. DOWNLOAD NOW
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ICC’s updated IFC® includes changes affecting: hazards related to pallet storage, laboratories, food trucks, plant processing, and more; mass notification at universities; energy systems; integrated systems testing for high-rise buildings; gas detection systems; sprinkler protection; alarm systems and much more. Stay ahead and stay safe with the latest IFC.
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Harvard Business Review
Most of us think of overconfidence as a bad thing. Daniel Kahneman, the 2002 Nobel prize laureate and psychologist, has said that if he had a magic wand, he'd eliminate it. And for good reason — research has shown that when overconfidence permeates the upper levels of management, companies may fail to choose the best investment policies or engage in reckless and damaging acquisitions.
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Entrepreneur
The business world has certainly changed since leaders like David Ogilvy or Peter Drucker were looked to for leadership advice. But just because the workplaces of today are more inclusive, diverse and faster moving doesn't mean that the leadership principles espoused by a previous generation of business titans don't hold up.
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Fast Company
You should do your research and gather as much information as you can before making a big decision. But at the end of the day, you'll usually have to make do with incomplete information. With that in mind, there are questions you can ask yourself to get a better understanding of the right next steps to take. Here are four things you should think about.
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Harvard Business Review
How can you inspire your team to achieve the impossible when you yourself are feeling afraid and uncertain about how — and whether — you can achieve it? How do you get out of this conundrum? Your first step is to build your emotional courage — your ability to act thoughtfully, strategically and powerfully while feeling afraid.
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