LEADERSHIP
a relationship where all parties are in it for themselves, do things with the expectation of reciprocation.
transactional relationship
focuses on the behavioral choices that individuals make that lead to unacceptable behavior.
Just Culture
moves from mild to more severe punishments if the problem is not corrected.
Progressive negative discipline
Tendency to rate all your fire fighters higher or lower than their actual work performance.
Leniency or Severity
extension of probationary period, establishment of special evaluation period, involuntary transfer or detail, financial restitution, loss of leave, or demotion
Alternative disciplinary actions
process in which a person engages with others and creates a connection that raises the level of motivation and morality in both the leader and follower.
transformational leadership
inadvertent action such as a slip, lapse, or mistake.
Human error
Reprimand is issued by a supervising or managing officer. reprimand remains at the Fire Station level and expires after a time period of no longer than 1 year.
Informal or written reprimand
occurs when an evaluator's perspective skews the evaluation such that the classified job knowledge, skills, and abilities are not appropriately evaluated.
Personal Bias
process of imparting knowledge or skill through systematic instruction
Education
A " S.M.A.R.T" goal
SPECIFIC
MEASURABLE
ATTAINABLE
RELEVANT
TIMELINE
behavioral choice that increases risk when risk is not recognized or is mistakenly believed to be justified.
At-Risk Behavior
represents an official negative supervisory action at the lowest level of the progressive discipline process.
Formal written reprimand
fire fighter is only evaluated on incidents that occurred in the last few weeks rather than on all the events that occurred throughout evaluation period.
Recency
skills and knowledge attained for both personal and career advancement.
Professional Development
List of firefighter's activities by date,along with brief description of performance observations
Activity report
behavioral choice to consciously disregard a substantial and unjustified risk.
Reckless Behavior
action that removes a fire fighter from the work location and prohibits him or her from preforming any fire department duties.
Suspension
firefighter is rated in the middle of the range for all dimensions of work performance.
Central Tendency
debriefing immediately after an incident to identify issues needing prompt attention as well as procedural or systemic problems needing later follow-up.
Hot Wash
four ways in which transformational leaders build follower commitment.
idealized influence
inspirational motivation
intellectual stimulation
individual consideration
describes the actions that a similar person with the same background would take given the same situation.
reasonable person standard
the 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that would result in Fire Departments having to require a formal disciplinary hearing before a suspension is issued to provide the firefighter to formally respond to the charges.
Loudermill Hearing
fire fighter is evaluated on the fire officer's personal ideals instead of the classified job standards.
Frame of Reference
Federal/State law, labor contract, jurisdictional regulations, fire department policies
Four borders of Human resources