Leadership Pathfinder: A Guide to the Literature
This guide will introduce some of the resources available in the LRC on Leadership. The various types of library materials useful in research are listed along with some examples of each type. This guide is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a starting point from which you can begin your research.
Initial Background Reading 
- Chief fire officer's desk reference - (see chapter 1), Buckman, John M. – Citation
- Leadership on the line: staying alive through the dangers of leading, by Heifetz, Ronald A. and Linsky, Marty. – Citation
- Learning organizations and leadership style by Martinette, Cecil V.- Full EFO Paper - PDF
- Nurture over nature: some are called "born leaders", but it takes work to be perceived as such by Van Horne, Bob. - Full Article
- Survival guide for leaders by Heifetz, Ronald A. and Linsky, Marty. - Full Article - PDF
- Today's Grunt may be Tomorrow's Chief by Coleman, Ronny Full Article
Books
- The art of command: military leadership from George Washington to Colin Powell, by Laver, Harry S. and Matthews, Jeffrey J.- Citation
- Fire service leadership: theories and practices, by Waite, Mitchell R. - Citation
- From buddy to boss: effective fire service leadership , by Sargent, Chase N.- Citation
- The leadership challenge, by Kouzes, James M. and Posner, Barry Z. - Citation
- Leadership essentials for emergency medical services, by Brophy, John A. - Citation
- Leadership guide for combination fire departments, by Windisch, Fred C. and Crosby, Fred C. - Citation
- Lessons learned from fire-rescue leaders: insights for every leader!, by Gower, Stephen M. and Buckman, John M.- Citation
- Shackleton's way: leadership lessons from the great Antarctic explorer by Morrell, Margot and Capparell, Stephanie - Citation
- Wargaming for leaders: strategic decision making from the battlefield to the boardroom, by Herman, Mark, Frost, Mark, and Kurz, Robert. - Citation
- Winning 'em over: a new model for managing in the age of persuasion, Conger, Jay A. – Citation
Magazine Articles
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- “Approaches to leadership: the application of theory to the development of a fire service-specific leadership style” by Carter, Harry R. In INTERNATIONAL FIRE SERVICE JOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT. v. 1 (1) p. 28-37 (2007)- Citation
- “Climate control: leaders need to establish their organization's climate, not simply monitor it” by Kelvin Cochran In FIRE-RESCUE MAGAZINE. v. 24 (5) p. 68+ (2006) - Citation
- “Developing leadership in the fire and rescue service” by Errington, Simon et al... In FIRE. v. 100 (1301) p. 32-35 (2008) - Citation
- “Ethical leadership in action” by Fuller, Paul. In FIRE. v. 99 (1220) p. 28-29 (2007) - Citation
- “The great leaders work to create the next generation: who's going to perform our critical functions in the future?” by Carter, Harry R. In FIREHOUSE. v. 32 (11) p. 121-122 (2007) - Citation
- “Leader, refined” by Allegretti, Lisa. Allegretti, Lisa (2004) - Citation - Full article
- “Leadership: firefighters mentoring firefighters” by Tracy, Gerald A. In FIRE ENGINEERING. v. 157 (8) p. 121-122+ (2004) - Citation
- “Leadership on the line” by May, Ben. In FIREHOUSE. v. 32 (3) p. 104-105 (2007) - Citation
- “Leadership vs. management: finding the balance” by Nelson, Thomas S. In FIRE ENGINEERING. v. 158 (11) p. 93-96 (2006) Citation
- “The wise leader plans for the future: your attitude can determine whether you will succeed” by Carter, Harry R. In FIREHOUSE. v. 32 (6) p. 105-107 (2007) - Citation
Executive Fire Officer Program Papers
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- Developing leadership in aspiring company officers - Citation-
- Generational influences on fire service leadership - Citation - Full report - PDF
- Identifying important leadership qualities for successful organizations - Citation- Full report - PDF
- Leadership styles for incident command - Citation - Full report - PDF
- Leadership transition planning for Sioux Falls Fire Rescue - Citation - Full report - PDF
- Management versus leadership: developing technically competent company officers as leaders - Citation- Full report - PDF
- Recognition and rewards: an essential ingredient of the transactional leader - Citation
Online reports/documents/dissertations
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- California's fire chiefs: building relationships between effective leadership and organizational performance- Citation
- Crew resource management: a positive change for the fire service- Full report - PDF
- Knowledge, skills and attitudes identified for fire service leaders - a national survey - Citation
- The relevance of traditional leadership paradigms for the Essex Fire and Rescue Service in the 21st century - Full report - PDF
Websites/Programs
Find more sites like these below by using the Custom Search Engine
- Fire and Emergency Services Leadership Initiative (FESLI) - Link to website
- Fire Service Leadership - Link to website
- Leadership and command - Link to website
- Leadership Bibliographies - Link to website
http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/lead3/ltoc.htm
Multimedia Resources
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