THE ARFF LEADERSHIP FORUM REFLECTIONS ON LEADERSHIP FOR THE AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES: EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES’ ONE-MORE-THING

摘要

In Rick Lowery's book HeroicrnLeadership, he discusses thernnotion of the bureaucrat in thernivory tower separated from thernday-to-day operations unaware ofrnthe implications and ramificationsrnof their decisions on those thatrnhave to carry out the work. Thernbattle between the ivory towerrnand where the rubber meets thernroad is an ongoing unwinnablernwar for either side. Far removedrnfrom what's going on, executivernlevel leaders make decisions,rndevelop policies, and require actionsrnwithout any thought or reflectionrnon it's impact.