In previous editions of AviationrnFire Journal, I embarked on arnseries of articles describingrnsome of the some “lessonsrnlearned” in my assignment asrnthe Training Coordinator for myrndepartment’s ARFF Program.rnThis article will piggy-back on thernprevious one about building andrnmaintaining relationships but willrnfocus some of the politics of havingrnboth management and leadershiprnresponsibilities in yourrnorganization. It will provide arnbroad definition of it, list examplesrnof how politics impacts everydayrnlife, and it will discuss thernoutcomes of not appreciating itsrninfluence.
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