Assignment task:
The FEMA IS-240B course introduces a number of leadership and influence principles and concepts. As the course serves to highlight, effective leadership and influence are critical skill areas for anyone working in emergency management. Professionals working in this arena must have the ability to provide effective leadership when disaster strikes, and their actions can have a significant impact on both emergency responders and the general public in times of crisis. Moreover, decisions made can determine how quickly a community is able to recover from an event. Assignment: Please reflect on the IS-240B course materials and identify a minimum of 5 concepts/principles introduced in the course. One of the concepts must be the importance of fostering a leadership environment. However, you are free to select the other remaining concepts/principles. Next, please critically analyze the applicable concepts/principles and how each can be applied to: 1. Your professional work setting/organization 2. The emergency management community 3. Your jurisdiction