THE PERILS OF LEADERSHIP: MAKING CHIEF IS THE EASY PART

摘要

The following is an allegory for those who would be leaders. A young fire officer in a small rural department observed that the fire chiefs in many departments sometimes had a short life span. After many years of pursuing the top position in the department, some of those who attained this coveted position left it after only a year or two. Others would remain at the helm for a while longer but seemed to accomplish little more in the position than maintain the status quo. They were not respected. Their departments stagnated; membership dwindled. Eventually, these chiefs, too, were replaced.