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As 2021 comes to a close, the IAFC would like to wish our members, partners, advertisers, and other industry professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on the past year, we would like to provide Bugle Brief readers another look at the most accessed articles from the year. Our regular publication will resume Monday, Jan. 10.
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3 key benefits of daily rituals
Michael Hyatt
From June 22: If you're like most people, your days are filled with demands, distractions and interruptions. It can be frustrating wading through the never-ending tasks on the table. If you're to make any headway, you can't give your attention to everyone and everything. You have to identify exactly what needs your attention and what doesn't.
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How do you lead change?
Kevin Eikenberry
From May 24: Perhaps you have never thought about yourself as responsible for change leadership. Yes, you know that change is around you, but most people think about how they will manage change for themselves and those around them. While we must manage many aspects of a change effort, that is something different than change leadership. If you don't know the difference, you may not consider the question: "How do I lead change?"
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Leadership framework: A practical guide to developing capability
IndustryWeek
From Feb. 9: Leadership development is a crucial part of organizational success, and it's more than preparing for succession. It builds critical and strategic thinking, which in turn fosters better decision making. It promotes innovation, increases accountability and morale, and drives efficiency and effectiveness.
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Explore the Rosenbauer innovations that will completely change how your department uses your aerial.
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This is at the heart of every great team
Lolly Daskal
From March 8: Not long ago I was asked, "What's at the heart of every great team?" It's a thought-provoking question with arguments to be made for a number of answers — but I didn't have to think long about my response: the foundation for great teamwork is communication.
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Top 3 leadership skills to maintain in a post-pandemic world
Entrepreneur
From July 8: COVID-19 has transformed life as we know it, impacting everyone personally and professionally. As we begin adjusting to a new normal, leaders must not forget the skills they honed to get through the crisis. Instead, leaders must use this time as an opportunity to adapt and grow and lean even harder into three critical leadership skills that got many through the pandemic's trials and tribulations: empathy, agility and data-driven decision making.
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3 nonnegotiables for every high achiever
Michael Hyatt
From Sept. 22: Some days it feels like our calendars run away from us. It might even feel like they control us instead of the other way around. We can't possibly get it all done without dipping into our personal time, and that's what a lot of us end up doing.
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4 strategies to help your team be more productive
Michael Hyatt
From April 8: You've put together the dream team of employees. They are excited, engaged and passionate about their work. Sustaining this level of energy to achieve challenging goals year after year means you must make work-life balance a priority for your team.
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Leadership: A resource in demand but often limited in supply
Forbes
From Feb. 22: While few would question the importance of leadership in any organization, it is often in short supply — despite the evident benefits. There are those who believe leadership is a trait you are born with, but many others who have studied leadership believe it to be a skill. You may have certain inherent attributes that make it easier to learn and master leadership, but it is still a skill that can be developed by anyone who is willing to put forth the necessary time and effort.
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Leadership is like engineering: You need to start with why
Entrepreneur
From Jan. 8: In times of uncertainty, it is crucial for leaders to rally around the why behind their mission. There is a tendency to overlook the why when decisive action is needed, but it is essential to steering the course of the business. The why illuminates what needs to be done and how it can be accomplished. The why gives the whole team a sense of purpose.
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Operative IQ helps agencies remain service ready with Inventory and Asset Management, Fleet Maintenance, and Narcotics Tracking and RFID solutions. Know what to order and when. Keep track of important assets. Maintain your fleet with ease. Track chain of custody and more.
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5 signs that will identify someone with true leadership skills
Inc.
From April 22: The dramatic shift to remote work has forced every organization to rethink the workplace experience for their employees.
Recruitment and onboarding processes are now done remotely, and many new hires are yet to meet their colleagues in person.
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How leaders can help their people see career ladders differently
Fast Company
From Oct. 22: The concept of career ladders has changed, especially since the pandemic. However, career ladders are not broken. They just aren't enough. Businesses are faced with a challenge that shows no signs of stopping: how to recruit and keep the best talent. Recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms individuals are leaving their jobs in record numbers.
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Tablet Command provides a comprehensive suite of mobile solutions to support emergency response and incident management. Learn why hundreds of Fire Departments across North America use Tablet Command to support enhanced situational awareness, operational efficiency, and the safety of the public and first responders.
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How to gracefully handle a conflict among your team members
Fast Company
From April 8: Children want to know what the rules are, and they want those rules to be applied dependably between them. Baseball players want to know how the umpire is "defining" the strike zone, and they want consistent at-bat calls across both teams. If drivers followed their own rules and police thought up infractions sporadically, our public roads would be chaos.
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Performance management in tough times
Chief Learning Officer
From Aug. 9: The performance management system has evolved to document bad behavior to a business driver, and the way performance management discussions are conducted has dramatically improved. Some organizations proclaim they have eliminated the classic performance appraisal system.
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Elbeco’s NEW CX360 ultimate performance uniform series is designed to comfortably stand up to the demanding conditions of the streets and maintain a professional public image. It is all about the new, enhanced fabric—the Nanospun, 4-way stretch fabric is wrinkle-resistant, lightweight, and non-absorbent. www.Elbeco.com/CX360
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The leadership secret leaders often forget
Forbes
From Nov. 8: John Lowe writes: Of all the managers you have worked for over your career, how many would you honestly qualify as a leader versus a manager? In my 40 years of professional selling, I estimate that I worked directly for about 20 managers, and indirectly for many more. Of all those people, I can count on one hand the number I consider to be true leaders. The rest managed the business.
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Promoted by School of EMS
Online education is not new, but it has been slow to be embraced by vocational schools, especially for the Fire and EMS industry. Students enroll in online school for the increased flexibility and cost savings offered by doing coursework at home - or at the station!
So how can such a hands-on discipline successfully be taught with the instructor and student in different cities?
Short answer: Not easily, and not just anyone can do it. It takes a dedicated, specialized school to efficiently educate paramedics in an online hybrid model without sacrificing quality.
Click here for the longer answer.
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Please take a real vacation
Forbes
From Aug. 9: Joel M. Rothaizer writes: I'm writing this during the summer vacation season in North America, but this article applies throughout the year for whenever you take a vacation from your stressful job. I've lost count of how many times I've had this conversation with executive coaching clients over the last month or two.
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An affordable and easy to use way to organize your department's information and submit incident reports to NFIRS - without breaking your budget.
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Thousands of industry professionals subscribe to association news briefs, which allows your company to push messaging directly to their inboxes and take advantage of the association's brand affinity.
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4 forces that shape an organization's success
Skip Prichard
From Sept. 8: Leaders know that culture is often the key to their organization's success, whether they're trying to enhance employee satisfaction, boost productivity or launch a new initiative. All too often, however, they assume it will take care of itself.
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GT5000 Terra: Accurately identify and quantify unknown gases or call ‘ALL CLEAR’ at incident sites! All in a compact design with simple touch-screen commands.
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Do you have a daily learning objective?
Business 2 Community
From June 8: Dave Brock writes: I was participating in a webcast recently. One of the speakers pose an intriguing and important question, "Do you have a daily learning objective?" The response from the audience was predictable, a minority of the participants had a formal objective. Some had good intentions, but the majority had no formal plan.
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