FSC 274 - Leadership V for Fire Service Executives

1. Differentiate between creative and routine thinking patterns.
2. Explain the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning

1. Discuss the information gathering methods used by managers.
2. List the four problem-solving styles of managers, including their strengths and weaknesses, and identify each student’s style.
3. Utilize at least four decision-making strategies and evaluate the appropriateness to various situations

1. Reasoning
   1. Inductive
   2. Deductive
2. Thinking Patterns
   1. Blooms taxonomy
   2. Creativity and innovation
3. Problem Identification
   1. Situational analysis
   2. Perception
   3. Stereotyping
   4. Halo effect
   5. Interviews and surveys
4. Problem Solving Strategies
   1. Individual
   2. Group
   3. Relationship to leadership style
5. Problem Solving Styles of Leaders
   1. Myers-Briggs sensing
   2. Myers-Briggs feeling
   3. Identify one’s own style
6. Decision-Making Models and Approaches
   1. Continuum of approaches from authoritarian to participative
   2. Situational analysis of which model to use
7. Personal Decision Making
   1. Self-renewal
   2. Career renewal
8. Evaluation
   1. Approaches and alternatives
   2. Evaluation short and long term
   3. Quantitative and qualitative
   4. Formative and summative