A strict command-and-control mindset no longer works in today’s world. Flow-based leadership, by definition, involves using the appropriate leadership style for the situation. Knowing what type of leadership to use depends on training; knowing when to use that type of leadership is facilitated by experience.
Flow is not time-bound. It can occur in rapidly emergent situations, but it can also occur over time. Both the Kyle Wilson story and the Worcester story involved flow-based leadership experiences that had both short-term and long-term aspects. Both incidents have had huge impacts on the fire service and beyond. Even though they occurred many years ago, these stories are still discussed and debated.
There is a program in Georgia called AXIOMS of Leadership. It is a program that focuses on leadership, and consists of both classroom time and team problem solving using props. The props are all based on incidents that occurred in either the fire service or the...