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Volunteer fire departments across the country are struggling with recruitment, retention, burnout, declining participation, and increasing demands. Too often, these problems are treated as separate issues requiring another recruitment campaign, incentive program, or administrative fix.
PEOPLE FIRST: Foundations* begins somewhere different: with the people carrying the mission.
Dr. Tom McKellips presents PEOPLE FIRST™, a leadership and organizational development philosophy built on the principle that sustainable organizations must create conditions in which people can belong, contribute, develop, and thrive. The book examines how leadership, organizational culture, communication, relationships, support, and organizational conditions influence whether members remain engaged and willing to serve.
Rather than viewing recruitment and retention as isolated staffing functions, PEOPLE FIRST asks organizations to look deeper at the environment people enter and experience after they join.
Written specifically for the volunteer fire service, *PEOPLE FIRST: Foundations* establishes the human foundation for The Legacy Engine Series and provides a practical starting point for departments seeking stronger culture, healthier organizations, and more sustainable service to their communities.
Before asking how to find more people, ask a more important question:
What kind of organization are we asking them to join?
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Volunteer fire departments across the country are struggling with recruitment, retention, burnout, declining participation, and increasing demands. Too often, these problems are treated as separate issues requiring another recruitment campaign, incentive program, or administrative fix.
PEOPLE FIRST: Foundations* begins somewhere different: with the people carrying the mission.
Dr. Tom McKellips presents PEOPLE FIRST™, a leadership and organizational development philosophy built on the principle that sustainable organizations must create conditions in which people can belong, contribute, develop, and thrive. The book examines how leadership, organizational culture, communication, relationships, support, and organizational conditions influence whether members remain engaged and willing to serve.
Rather than viewing recruitment and retention as isolated staffing functions, PEOPLE FIRST asks organizations to look deeper at the environment people enter and experience after they join.
Written specifically for the volunteer fire service, *PEOPLE FIRST: Foundations* establishes the human foundation for The Legacy Engine Series and provides a practical starting point for departments seeking stronger culture, healthier organizations, and more sustainable service to their communities.
Before asking how to find more people, ask a more important question:
What kind of organization are we asking them to join?
