This message contains images. If you don't see images, click here to view. Advertise in this news brief. Text Version    RSS    Subscribe    Unsubscribe    Archive    Media Kit August 10, 2015 Home   About IAFC   Government Relations   Education   Programs   Operations   Administration   Contact       The habits of leaders who know how to delegate Fast Company Many leaders would say they already delegate a lot, yet plenty of employees would say their bosses are micromanagers who don't delegate enough. Disagreement about what delegation actually means is one major reason for that gap. Managers tend to see delegating as binary choice — either hold on or let go. Framed in those stark terms, the notion of letting things go can strike fear into managers' hearts.    Share this article:   READ MORE   Maintaining a great public impression By Frank R. Myers Fire departments — and the firefighters that operate them — are pillars of the community. People come by the station to vote, install child safety seats, have their blood pressure taken, check out all the cool equipment and a whole host of other things. We are public servants who have the duty and honor of leaving a positive impression on the communities we serve. Share this article:   READ MORE SPONSORED CONTENT Take advantage of our Disaster/Emergency Letter of Intent if your city experiences an emergency. Our Fire service apparatus contracts cover a variety of manufacturers and fire rescue emergency products. Ambulances, EMS and other special service vehicles are also available through HGACBuy contracts. Several variations, options and accessories for all equipment are also available through the HGACBuy contracts. Our emergency preparedness and safety equipment contracts include over 75,000 products used by first responders. How great leaders build loyalty Inc. Aj Agrawal writes: Being a first-time entrepreneur and a recent college graduate, I asked my grandpa how to lead my team. His response? Try and make everyone in your company smarter than you, and they'll stay with you through the worst of times. This advice has stayed with me ever since, and has been a big reason why our early team has stayed together through hard times. Share this article:   READ MORE Missed an issue of the IAFC Bugle Brief? Click here to visit the Bugle Brief archive page. Here's how to give feedback people actually respond to Fast Company Feedback is about more than just tracking progress and prodding everyone forward. Some of the savviest managers think they can keep their teams on track just by redirecting focus on the business objectives. But when things fall through, no amount of logic can solve the underlying behavioral issues that go hand-in-hand with strategy. Giving constructive feedback can be a delicate affair. Share this article:   READ MORE   Earn a Respected Online Degree Advance your career. Ranked among the best online degree programs, EKU offers you the same IFSAC accredited degrees from the same instructors as on-campus students. Learn more.   You can't lead if you're in the weeds Leadership Now Leaders work on a spectrum of effectiveness and the continuum varies with the ups and downs of your work's natural rhythms. When you are in a good place, with available margin to deal with your load, you take a balanced approach to meeting your demands, use your strengths wisely and sustain the capacity to manage well against the challenges of the day. Share this article:   READ MORE How successful people manage worry The Recovering Leader Worry is a killer. Over time it harms our health and emotional well-being. It doesn't solve problems, nor does it make us better, faster or more effective at anything. Yet studies have shown our capacity to worry evolved in tandem with our intelligence. That means we're going to worry. So what do successful people do to manage their worry? Share this article:   READ MORE   TRUSTED RESPIRATOR FIT TESTING The TSI PortaCount® Respirator Fit Tester is a professional grade quantitative fit testing instrument that has been keeping firefighters safe since 1987.   You're more persuasive than you think Harvard Business Review It's amazing the opportunities we miss because we doubt our own powers of persuasion. We have an idea that would require a group effort, but we don't try to sell our peers on it, figuring it would be too much of an uphill battle. Yet our bosses and peers would be more receptive to our comments and requests than most of us realize. Share this article:   READ MORE 9 meeting facilitation skills for leaders About.com Many leaders think they know how to run a meeting. They set the agenda, do all of the talking and make all of the decisions. While this may feel easy and efficient for managers, it's often a waste of people's time and does not tap into the creative potential of the team. Share this article:   READ MORE TRENDING ARTICLES Missed last week's issue? See which articles your colleagues read most.     10 secrets to sounding confident (Fast Company) 6 things great leadership teams do (Great Leadership by Dan) Make your team less hierarchical (Harvard Business Review) How to prevent firefighters from making negative headlines (Fire Chief) Don't be left behind. Click here to see what else you missed.   IAFC Bugle Brief Colby Horton, Vice President of Publishing, 469.420.2601 Download media kit Cait Harrison, Senior Content Editor, 469.420.2657    Contribute news Jacqueline Garnier, IAFC Editor and Communication Manager Be sure to add us to your address book or safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. Learn how. This edition of the IAFC Bugle Brief was sent to ##Email##. To unsubscribe, click here. 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