What Is the Best Promotional System?

摘要

There is an old fire rescue service rhetorical question that everyone asks at some point: Which promotional process is the best one to meet a department's needs? The identification, selection, and preparation of leaders have a profound impact on all types of organizations—from all volunteer to all career and any combination department in between. How do we go about the mission-critical important business of selecting the very best candidates within the organization to serve as officers? Do we care about identifying the best for advancement into leadership positions? Does the answer reside in selection based on seniority, training certifications, educational attainment, on-the-job experience (acting in the position), or some other type of preparation and testing process?