VFCA2017

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Hollywood Leadership (Room 3E)

This course will facilitate an interactive group led discussion about the challenges that newly promoted and aspiring company officers face during the transition of moving from the jump seat to the front seat. Many of you are newly promoted, or waiting to be promoted and you will soon make the transition from riding backwards to safely directing your crews from the officer’s view of the windshield.  The view from the front seat offers quite a different perspective than from the jump seat.  As an officer you are now responsible for not only your own safety, but those who work with you.  You will be forced to make decisions based on your experience and tenure while maintaining the mission and value of your respective organization. This class will primarily focus on the interpersonal skills and challenges associated with being an officer.  After all, isn’t that what we spend the majority of our day dealing with…both the internal and external customer and colleague?  As an officer, your words now carry weight; you are looked upon as the leader, boss, friend, mentor, and coach. Are you prepared to carry such a responsibility?  This class will help equip you with the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to overcome the challenges facing a new officer.  Utilizing examples from movie clips, the class will participate in a discussion on the leadership topics and principles presented.  The class will then be directed to share their experiences directly relating to the topic illustrated by the movie clip.  Participants will also be tasked to glean both positive and negative leadership attributes from the various scenes. This class is an entertaining and effective way to stimulate critical thinking and decision making on the fire ground and in the fire station.