Chief Fire Advisor Challenge: slay the diversity dragon!
Two experienced BME officers from the Service ask what Sir Ken Knight’s action plan will be on equality and diversity
Benefit of developing leadership behaviours from the outset
Gordon Rawlins OBE, Principal Consultant for SFL, considers whether leadership is a management skill or a behaviour which should be intrinsic at all levels in the Fire and Rescue Service
Carbon footprints – what patterns are our tracks making
FIRE AssetCo correspondent talks about the impact that the new emphasis on green issues may have on business practices within the Fire and Rescue Service
Code red – taking the guesswork out of performance management
Actuate’s Senior Vice President Worldwide Operations, Performance Management, Steve Fluin looks at several performance management solutions and suggests ways forward for the Fire and Rescue Service
Fire safety and hiring holiday cottages
Professor Rosemary Everton assesses the impact for fire authorities on enforcing the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order, 2005, when hiring out holiday cottages
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“With all the twists, turns and detours that the Service has chosen to take through wavering focus and commitment, is it not about time we had a clear road map to achievement of our journey’s end? Or are we fated to be forever in search of a destination on an ever-shifting horizon, with the odd oasis of good practice to take comfort in?... What we need to know now is, what is the vision?”
Jagtar Singh and Wayne McCollin challenge the Chief Fire and Rescue Advisor in waiting on equality and diversity in an open letter (pg 30)
“We use leadership training to help young firefighters to understand the core values of the Fire Service and understand their role within that… They learn how to work in a high-performing team and how to lead one, to understand the role of coaching and how it can help develop people and understand the need sometimes for a different leadership style on operations compared to those deployed in the station… The benefits to our client are substantial and include, aligned, engaged and motivated people, higher-performing teams and improved job satisfaction. Our experience is that more firefighters would be likely to appreciate that they have the right qualities to progress.”
SFL’s John Roylance on developing leadership training in the FRS from the outset (pg 32)
“With performance management, the question managers now need to ask themselves is what will happen to the Service if they continue to fumble around in the dark?”
Actuate’s Steve Fluin on performance management solutions for the FRS (pg 37)
“Unduly heavy handed enforcement could signal the end of a small business and the contribution to livelihood it provides. Caution and sensitivity are surely called for.”
Professor Rosemary Everton on fire authorities enforcing the RRO in relation to holiday cottages (pg 39)
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