A new era begins
StewartWalters reports from January’s national pdrpro user group on the roll out of workforce and watch development planning for retained and wholetime staff
Engaging diversity in the public sector
Rob Beardall outlines the innovative work done by his organisation to engage with the equality and diversity agenda
Missed opportunities
Wayne McCollin and Jagtar Singh ask whether the Fire and Rescue Service has a skills and knowledge gap regarding diversity
Whole new world of integral diversity
Editor Andrew Lynch contends that diversity is at the heart of the Integral Approach, and if this basic, evolutionary approach were to be applied it would transform FRS performance in this vital arena
FIRE Centennial Conference
An update on our Centenary Conference, Creating the Climate for Change – Implementing Successful Leadership Strategies within the Fire and Rescue Service
Make changes to motivate
Leading Light’s HeatherWright gives an account of the personal development work undertaken with Cleveland FRS
Research and Development 2008
Call for papers for the Research and Development Conference at the Fire Service College on November 12-13, including the FIRE/Gore Award for Research Excellence
Training for leadership… a closer look
Sue Hopgood, Director of Leadership and Organisational Development at the Fire Service College, and CFOA’s HR Director Des Prichard look at leadership development in the Service
InThis Section:
“As the British Fire and Rescue Service comes towards the end of its third decade of pondering the whys and wherefores of equality of opportunity and diversity it is clear to all that a number of opportunities have presented themselves where the potential for meaningful change has been missed by many and, worse still, totally ignored by a few”
Wayne McCollin and Jagtar Singh on missed opportunities in diversity and equality
“It can be argue that if the Integral Approach was applied appropriately then terms such as equality and diversity would no longer be required as the culture would transcend and include those elements. It would become part of the mindset of everyone within the organisation”
Editor Andrew Lynch on the Integral Approach to diversity
“I have chatted with a lot of firefighters over the past five years, but I have yet to meet one who joined the Fire Service so that he or she could spend a large proportion of their time handing out free smoke alarms!”Leading Light’s HeatherWright on the problems facing the Service
“For me, effective leadership is about creating an environment in which people can thrive and achieve their full potential; it is about developing individuals and getting the very best out of your team”
CFO Des Prichard on the National Leadership Programme
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