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The Modern Fire Officer: Communicate, Motivate, & Lead
The world has changed, the fire department has changed, and the firefighters you serve have changed. Fire departments across the world are responding to increasingly difficult emergencies and natural disasters at an unprecedented rate. In order to provide safe and effective emergency responses to our communities, the fire fighters we lead must be a well-trained team with an attitude to match. Don’t get left behind with outdated leadership practices. Grow into an officer that fire fighters respect and build a team second to none. The Modern Officer will help you to Even though The Modern Officer has been developed for the Fire Service, the concepts within its pages hold many insights for leaders of any organization. If you are serious about becoming a true leader, not just a manager, let this book mold you into a truly modern leader!
Visit ModernFireOfficer.com for recent podcast interviews of the author!
Visit ModernFireOfficer.com for recent podcast interviews of the author!
- GenresLeadership
147 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2023
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March 23, 2024
I would give this a 3.5/5 stars.
This is a nice, quick read. Its writing style and length make it easily accessible for any first responder and would easily be able to be read on shift in between calls or at night before bed.
In terms of content, everyone in the fire service should read this book; not just current officers. There is a directness and succinctness in this book that makes it very easily understandable. While hopefully everything mentioned in the book is not new information, having it presented in this direct and easily accessible manner helps the points to hit home faster. There are terrific examples on how to deal with your crew, build bridges to get them on your side, and deal with the tougher aspects of the job.
Where this lost points for me was that it was easily able to be seen that this was likely a self-published book. There were some spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors throughout. While the main points were unhindered, it does take away a little of the professional aspect of this book. The author also frequently uses a lot of repetitive language.
Lastly, the author prided themselves for not bragging about their career throughout the book. On the one hand this is great and admirable, especially on the firehouse. However, trying to sell your story and expertise without having more exposition on your career (and be fault as an “expert”) could make people say “why should we listen to you” instead of “oh wow we need to listen to this guy”.
This is a nice, quick read. Its writing style and length make it easily accessible for any first responder and would easily be able to be read on shift in between calls or at night before bed.
In terms of content, everyone in the fire service should read this book; not just current officers. There is a directness and succinctness in this book that makes it very easily understandable. While hopefully everything mentioned in the book is not new information, having it presented in this direct and easily accessible manner helps the points to hit home faster. There are terrific examples on how to deal with your crew, build bridges to get them on your side, and deal with the tougher aspects of the job.
Where this lost points for me was that it was easily able to be seen that this was likely a self-published book. There were some spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors throughout. While the main points were unhindered, it does take away a little of the professional aspect of this book. The author also frequently uses a lot of repetitive language.
Lastly, the author prided themselves for not bragging about their career throughout the book. On the one hand this is great and admirable, especially on the firehouse. However, trying to sell your story and expertise without having more exposition on your career (and be fault as an “expert”) could make people say “why should we listen to you” instead of “oh wow we need to listen to this guy”.
July 10, 2024
I’m the social media manager for a fire department and one of our captains let me borrow this as a way to understand how a fireman’s mind works and I found it so interesting!
Obviously actual firefighters might perceive this book differently but I thought it shared a lot of useful information and methods
Obviously actual firefighters might perceive this book differently but I thought it shared a lot of useful information and methods
April 21, 2023
I found value in this book for its directness. There are plenty of tactical books out there, but this one focuses on the management and leadership of fireman as individuals. It is a quick read, but one that I will revisit around promotion time.
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