By CHUCK FRENCH
How many times have you heard someone say, "I hate to be micromanaged"? I had never heard this term before I began my career in the fire service, and it took me a while to fully understand the meaning of "micromanage." Now I'm fully aware of what it means and what micromanagement looks like in the workplace. However, I now realize that some of our personnel don't understand the difference between micromanagement and just plain management. Some of our people throw out "micromanagement" even when they're simply being managed. So, either an employee truly doesn't understand the term micromanagement or doesn't fully comprehend when supervisors must manage.
We need to understand each of these terms well-micromanagement, management, and undermanagement-to better prepare fire service personnel for being managed and for company officers, district chiefs, and other executive officers to know how not to manage. Also, any good fire officer should know the four duties to perform to manage personnel effectively without them feeling they are being watched 24/7. Here are some tools to become an effective fire service manager.
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