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Fire service research, the fitting-in website where academia and the fire service can meet - a resource for research and consultancy for the fire and rescue service and firefighters - Organised by Dr Dave Baigent this site provides a place to share your own research, to look at what others have written about the fire service and to see our commercial offerings.

Academics are not the experts, fire and rescue service managers are the experts. What fitting-in can do is to help managers to recognise their expertise and to further understand the issues through that recognition.
Home Main Index Contact us Draft papers for reading Recent index of contrbutions Older index of contributions Reports Consultancy Snapshot Audits Workshops on fire service culture Problem solving by fitting-in Elite briefing/workshops Impact Assessments Equality Action Plans CV & References Have you seen Ethos? One Decade On - Survey on women firefighters New CFOA President Minister's speech Audit Commission on equality Melbourne DiversityConference How do I send my writing to fitting-in for publication What does fitting-in publish How do I do research - some basic tips Writing a bibliography Home Testimonials/References Reports from Government Diversity Strategy Public Service Degree online or face to face Contact us	Some examples of what our Transformational elite-briefing led workshops would look like Every workshop is customised according to your needs. These workshops are offered as one-day packages to reduce the amount of time managers are away from their desk. Should you want a less intense two-day delivery, which allows for desk-time, then this is also available. Either way I am offering your service a real opportunity to seek answers to real problems from informed debate. One-day briefing workshop on leadership and cultural change Briefing 0900- 0945 - Fire service culture: an overview of this ‘unique’ phenomenon Briefing 1000-1045 - Mayo: what does Mayo teach us about understanding small groups – what have the consultants missed? Seminar 1100 - 1200 – How can re-reading Mayo offer new understanding on cultural resistance at watch level? Briefing 1215 – 1300 – Maslow: a new approach to how firefighters may equate to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? Seminar 1330 – 1430 - How can recognition of firefighter’s needs help leaders understand resistance? Briefing 1445 -1530 – Adair: how can re-reading Adair’s concept of action centred leadership offer further understanding of working with the unique characteristics of fire service culture. Seminar 1545 -1645 – Setting new aims and objectives to facilitate working with fire service culture to achieve change. Round-up 1700 - until we go home – Putting the theory to practical use – core values and the firefighter – how might leaders actually achieve change? How much does it cost? This direct response to Tony McGuirk's challenge will be provided from just email per workshop. This workshop is offered as one-day packages to reduce the amount of time managers are away from their desk. Should you want a less intense two-day delivery, which allows for desk-time, then this is also available. Either way I am offering your service a real opportunity to seek answers to real problems from informed debate. One-day research guided briefing workshop on working with women firefighters Briefing 0930- 1015 – Looking at the data: women firefighters - their profile, age, education, previous employment, reason for joining, promotion aspirations and a lot more. Seminar 1030-1100 - What are the opportunities? Briefing 1115 - 1200 – Spoiling the opportunities: what is happening, to whom and when. Briefing 1215 – 1300 – Men at work: fire service culture as a barrier to diversity – why and how. Seminar 1400 – 1500 What can we do: a list of opportunities, including data and analysis on what women are saying about their managers and union. Seminar 1515 – until we go home: using the evidence to provide the answers How much does it cost? This direct response to Tony McGuirk's challenge is priced for success email for an immediate response
	"The Service are delighted with the research and reports produced by "Fitting-in. We believe that your original hyphothesis and work undertaken in Merseyside has resulted in a ground breaking piece of work that can only serve to inform the wider fire and rescue communities." This is what Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service had to say about the Ethos research, communications and training project (2007) For further information or just to talk about what fitting-in can provide ring Dr Dave Baigent (GradIFireE) 07802 495 329, email or write to 17 Headley Gardens, Cambridge, CB22 5JZ Academic theory without practise is a waste - research without theory may just be dumb Bringing research in the fire service straight to you Site under reconstruction 4-3-08 please notify me of any errors Contact us z

"The Service are delighted with the research and reports produced by "Fitting-in. We believe that your original hyphothesis and work undertaken in Merseyside has resulted in a ground breaking piece of work that can only serve to inform the wider fire and rescue communities."

This is what Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service had to say about the Ethos research, communications and training project (2007)