We have been trudging through a discussion about how the capability of a boss can be attached to a place on a vertical list of how that person operates within his job function.
When you are lucky enough to have the monthly job of writing a column in the hit parade fire service trade journal, you must select something that you hope is relevant; slightly interesting; and, once in a while, entertaining.
Last month, we started a new chase down the Unplugged rabbit hole that looks at a vertical list of activities that a boss does that defines the level of that person's capability.
I recently was in a conversation with a young company officer who asked me, "How do you measure management"? My fairly predictable response was, "Beats me."
I am more than lucky because I still get to attend fire service conferences, seminars, and workshops where I interact with firefighters from virtually everywhere.
We are working our way through a series of separate subjects that together make up a No-Brainer Management writing/teaching program in which I am currently involved.