In the beginning of EMS the most dominant style of leadership was based on a transactional approach,rewarding those individuals that follow procedures with positive incentives and reprimanding those that do not with reprimands. However,times are rapidly changing and the servant style of leadership is quickly becoming more acceptable and recognized throughout the industry. The field of EMS is unique, sometimes posing unconventional issues that must be addressed, in addition to those that occur on a daily basis. The servant style of leadership can become an effective and preferred method of leadership when applied in a balanced method. This style of leadership places the emphasis on nurturing the needs of the subordinate employees. …show more content…
The supervisor gets all their crews huddled together filling them in on the importance of the inspection of not the unit and its equipment, but also of their credentials as well. It is at this point the leader goes from being authorize figure to a working member of the team itself. As the crews inspect their units and identify equipment needing to be replaced the leadership team member then locates and distributes the needed supplies appropriately. This is done in addition to the team leader taking an active role in the inspection of the units by inspecting units out of service. Once the inspection has been successfully completed and re-certification obtained then the leader goes around thanks expressing their appreciation to each individual for their hard work and attention to details. Servant leadership can be applied from the top of an organization to the lowest member because no one team member is more important than another. This is because each member is dependent upon the other to accomplish their job.This form of leadership provides a positive example of leadership for both junior to highest ranking members of the senior personnel, because of a single team member regardless of rank being attentive,supportive, and helpful to those members of staff below and above them. These