.... Originality/value While leadership is long established as a critical success factor in the success of CI initiatives, this is the first research to explore and analyse the existing understanding and commitment of executive leaders in emergency services. This research explores the state of CI settings...

.... Research limitations/implications The absence of female participants. All fire stations were in cities with no more than 150,000 inhabitants. Practical implications Individuals who take this curriculum will: increase their ability for self-care and resilience; improve teamwork, leadership skills...

...-individual level, examining perceptions, values and attitudes towards equality and diversity, unconscious bias and the impact of leadership in addressing these issues. Design/methodology/approach The paper reviews the literature on values, police culture and leadership. It draws upon data produced from...

... (1973) and Grint (2005), who propose different styles of leadership for different problems. Findings The paper will find that humans are inherently obedient and reluctant obedient, reluctant to challenge authority and introduces the concept of blind obedience into police leadership. A distinction...

... leadership role and is underpinned with relevant literature in the field of resilient leadership. Findings It identifies that whilst resources are diminishing, demand is increasing, public expectation continues to grow and police leaders are now openly criticised in a way that they would never have...

... to leadership styles, based upon hierarchy and rank, may not be the best approach for leaders in such a dynamic and professional organisation. The purpose of this paper is to argue for a debate and a rethink regarding the leadership styles employed by the police in their current role in the context...

..., and inhibiting attempts to introduce external leaders. This has generated a particular form of policing and leadership that is deemed by the British Government as inadequate to face the problems of the next decade. Design/methodology/approach The project used the High Potential Development Scheme...

...Aidan Melling Purpose The purpose of this paper is to stimulate thinking about the future of leadership development in the emergency services, drawing on effective practice from a variety of different sectors in the UK. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides a leadership think piece...

... by examining influential stressors within the work environment of crisis managers and by identifying starting points and requirements for stress management trainings and psychosocial support programs. Leadership Stress Disaster response Stress management Crisis management The applied...