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IAFC
The North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs, in partnership with the IAFC, presents a new online course, Bridging the Multi-Generational Divide Within Your Department. This one-hour course is designed to help fire officers and firefighters learn how to work better across different generations to enhance team performance. Participants will learn to recognize generational biases, identify how biases impact interpersonal communications, and demonstrate effective communication strategies. This free course is available on the IAFC Academy. REGISTER
Michael Hyatt
Recently, I attended a very productive meeting. It was long, but we accomplished what we set out to do. We made significant decisions, established accountabilities and left the meeting knowing exactly what was expected of us. I think everyone left feeling that it was a good use of time. Unfortunately, too many corporate meetings don't go this well, but the good news is that they can be substantially improved.
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Daily Herald
Don't allow generational characteristics define how you manage. There are plenty of reputable publications that have written about the different generations in the workforce. Whether it's Harvard Business Review, Pew Research or other go-to publications, read what is out there to get a basic understanding of the ways the different generations are characterized.
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Entrepreneur
Influence comes from how others experience you. Their perceptions of your trustworthiness, credibility, confidence, knowledge, authenticity and passion stem from how they see you in day-to-day interactions, not just high-stakes situations. If people consistently have a positive experience with you, they are likely to take your recommendations and act on what you have to say.
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Boston Business Journal
Julie L. Alexander writes: I admit it. As a young professional, I equated leadership with the title written on my business card. Fresh out of college, I set out to climb the corporate ladder — to achieve success in the business world. I read everything I could about leadership and business. I read articles, business journals and devoured books by Lee Ioccoca and Jack Welch all in an attempt to assert myself as the "stereotypical" leader.
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Envisage Technologies
Firefighter cancer rates are significantly higher than the national average. This is unacceptable. Take charge of your health and track every single exposure from every single run. You can use the free tools at FirstForward.com to get started right now.
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Fast Company
Edward Mady writes: As a general manager at several high-end hotels, I’ve had to conduct many difficult conversations with my reports. However, there's one conversation that's more difficult than others — when an employee who has made positive contributions to the organization is, for whatever reason, underperforming. You don't want to fire the person, and you don't want to demotivate them. It's a delicate balance, and it took me a while to learn to do it right.
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Thrive Global
There's a shift in the collective social consciousness that's spotlighting the importance of mental health awareness and self-care wellness. Workplace stress is now an occupational hazard that can no longer be minimized or eschewed by the "keep your head down and push through" principals of old.
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At GovX.com, discover a massive arsenal of gear, apparel, EDC tools, outdoor essentials and more. Firefighters and Americans of service visit GovX first for on-the-job and recreational gear, all at members-only prices.
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Forbes
Jacob M. Engel writes: Why do leaders struggle?
Many leaders I work with, if not most, struggle with how to take great ideas that they either read about or heard at a seminar and create a great company culture. Their senior employees seem to fear the idea of changes that come once a week, month or year because of what some call "project ADD," meaning leaders jump from one idea to another and never really fully implement anything.
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By Joseph Brady
Cash flow is the backbone of any successful business. However, most business owners make the erroneous assumption that good revenue and profits indicate stable financial health. According to the Small Business Administration, however, a lack of cash flow management is the No. 1 reason most businesses fail.
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The Arizona Burn Foundation’s new kid-friendly program teaches children burn prevention education. Children under the age of 12 are the most vulnerable group for burn and scald injuries. Milo & Moxie: Smart Safety Rangers™ “story-time” curriculum addresses burn safety behaviors for both children and their parents.
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Leadership & Learning with Kevin Eikenberry
Conflict.
Put people together doing most anything for most any length of time and conflict will occur. Put people together and ask them what the challenges are at work, and conflict will always come up. People have experience and an opinion about conflict, and they don't talk about it positively. We face conflict and generally think if we could rid ourselves of it, we would be better off. However, we must be careful about what we ask for, because zero conflict shouldn't be the goal.
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Lolly Daskal
At its best, leadership inspires people to pull together collectively to achieve something great. That kind of inspiration requires a trustworthy leader — one who treats leadership not as a source of personal power but as a channel for serving others. How do you know when a leader is trustworthy? Here are some signs to look for.
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Forbes
Young or mature, formal or informal, small or large scale, visible or invisible — regardless of diversity, leaders share one common quality: We create the conditions for change. Much like a ship, we launch a predetermined wave, transforming the space around us, and this is what separates us from others.
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Inc.
Leadership is both a gift from birth and a learned skill.
For anyone who has led large teams in business, you know there are certain methods and best practices that are important. Over-communicating with employees, clearly setting expectations, leading by example — you can learn these things at any leadership seminar. Yet, for anyone in leadership, you also know there's a gift and a penchant you're born with related to leadership that is much harder to learn.
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