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- Title
TWO LEADERS: ONE MAN'S VIEW.
- Authors
Tocher, Neil; Stratton, William E.; Santistevan, Michael
- Abstract
This descriptive critical incident was written in conjunction with a university student in his early twenties relating his experiences on summer jobs over several years as a fire crew member in the western United States with a company under contract to the National Interagency Fire Center. The central issue of this critical incident is to compare and contrast the two dramatically different leadership styles of the crew leaders Earl and Craig. From the student’s perspective, Earl and Craig were both effective leaders, but used basically opposite styles. Earl appeared to lead primarily through fear and transactional leadership, while Craig appeared to rely more on charisma and open communication. Interestingly though, despite Earl’s “hard-ass” style, his employees liked him a great deal and did not appear to have any hard feelings towards him. Alternatively, while Craig appeared to be able to hand pick his crews, with whom he was very popular, he and some of his crew members were critical of Earl and often put down his crew.
- Subjects
LEADERSHIP; EMPLOYEE motivation; LEADERS; LABOR productivity; INDUSTRIAL productivity
- Publication
Journal of Critical Incidents, 2011, Vol 4, p76
- ISSN
1943-1872
- Publication type
Article