The one-day (8 hours) “Nurturing Fire Service Leaders through Mentoring” workshop is about refining the next generation of leaders. There are approximately 32,000 fire chiefs in the United States and, on average we lose 3-4 a month due to retirements. As fire service leaders, we have a fundamental responsibility to develop our future leaders. Succession planning and the development of leaders is one of the greatest challenges we are facing in the fire service. The mass amounts of retirements in recent years have exacerbated this challenge. Nurturing Fire Service Leaders through Mentoring is not only designed to assist peers and colleagues outside our departments, but can be adopted to assist the local fire officer within their organization. By attending,
you’ll be able to:
- Compare and contrast mentoring to various other leadership tools
- Cite the importance of the synchronization of succession planning, professional development and the organization’s strategic plan
- Cite benefits of a mentoring program to the organization as a whole
- Describe steps necessary in the development of a formal mentoring process
- Recognize and define generational groups and describe values they hold that may impact a mentoring relationship
- Identify and compare other successful mentoring relationships and their impact on the organization.
- Recognize the various pitfalls and problems that may occur during a mentoring relationship.
COST:
Early Registration: $175 (ends 8 weeks prior to start date)
Regular Registration: $195 (ends 3 weeks prior to start date)
Late Registration: $240
WORKSHOP LOCATION:
City of Greenville Public Works Training Center
475 Fairforest Way
Greenville, SC 29607
AIRPORT LOCATION:
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)
HOST RECOMMENDED HOTEL INFORMATION:
Courtyard by Marriott
70 Orchard Park Dr.
Hilton Greenville
45 Orchard Park Dr.
HOST AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION:
Greenville City Fire Department
10 Watson Aviation Rd.
Greenville, SC 29607
Primary Contact:
Captain Kevin Henson
kthenson@greenvillesc.gov
(O) 864-467-6637
(C) 864-520-4142
Secondary Contact:
Deputy Chief Brian Horton
(O) 864-467-3289
(C) 864-275-0126
bhorton@greenvillesc.gov
Please contact Tom Kuglin or 703-691-4620 X205 if you need assistance.
Registration for this event is closed.