How The Calgary Fire Department Could Have Implement A...

Abstract Firefighters show an array of qualities in their daily activities that make them leaders, such as, high morals, service excellence, a sense of duty, bravery, courage, camaraderie and resilience. The objective of this study is to explore and analyze the leadership concerns in a large diverse organization. Through an examination of actual events depicted in a Calgary firefighter unit, this paper determines the underlying issues affecting firefighter team leadership and dynamics, and its impact on workforce morale, organizational responsiveness, crisis management, and occupational safety. The paper also discusses measures that the Calgary fire department could have implemented to provide a better crisis management and response strategy. Introduction Today, most organizations need a multifunctional team of subject matter experts to work as an integrated project team, in order to achieve their goals and improve its processes (Page, 2010). Seldom, does one person know it all and can do it all. As a result, most successful organizations have developed a team-based approach to analyze the inputs, activities, and outputs necessary to carry out their operations, vision and mission (McDonald, 2010). In the case of emergency response service teams, such as firefighters, cohesion is very important. Rescue teams must stick tightly together and work effectively together as a group, especially in a deteriorating safety emergency where decisions can mean the differenceShow MoreRelatedProject Managment Case Studies214937 Words   |  860 PagesPROJECT MANAGEMENT CASE STUDIES, SECOND EDITION - PROJECT MANAGEMENT CASE STUDIES, SECOND EDITION HAROLD KERZNER, Ph.D. Division of Business Administration Baldwin-Wallace College Berea, Ohio John Wiley Sons, Inc. This book is printed on acid-free paper. @ Copyright O 2006 by John Wiley Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Published by John Wiley Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored inRead MoreManagement Theory Practice16081 Words   |  65 PagesMANAGEMENT THEORY PRACTICE Courtesy Stephen P. Robbins ORGANISATION THEORY AND PRACTICE What is an organisation? Organisation is a deliberate arrangement of people to accomplish some specific purpose. †¢ Distinct purpose †¢ Deliberate structure †¢ Arrangement of people Changing Organisation Today’s organisations are becoming more †¢ Open †¢ Flexible Read MoreLibrary Management204752 Words   |  820 PagesCenter Management Recent Titles in Library and Information Science Text Series Library and Information Center Management, Sixth Edition Robert D. Stueart and Barbara B. Moran United States Government Information: Policies and Sources Peter Hernon, Harold C. Relyea, Robert E. Dugan, and Joan F. Cheverie Library Information Systems: From Library Automation to Distributed Information Access Solutions Thomas R. Kochtanek and Joseph R. Matthews The Complete Guide to Acquisitions Management FrancesRead More_x000C_Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis355457 Words   |  1422 Pagesdevelopment. Currently, he divides his duties between teaching and evaluation; in addition to teaching, he is the assessment facilitator for the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Community Schools. In his spare time he enjoys reading and hiking. He and his wife have a daughter, Anna, who is a graduate student in Civil Engineering at Cal Tech. JAY DEVORE earned his undergraduate degree in Engineering Science from the University of California at Berkeley, spent a year at the University of Shefï ¬  eld in England, and