Chief Officer Leadership I (CHIEF I)

CHIEF-102 - Amazon Innovation and the Fire Service Change Leader

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 304 AB

Speaker(s)

Dan Munsey, MPA, EFO, CFO

Fire Chief
San Bernardino County Fire
San Bernardino, California
Clarke Rodgers, Varies. See explanation below

Enterprise Strategist
Amazon Web Services
San Bernardino, California

Why is Amazon considered the world's most innovative company? What can the fire service (the second slowest adopter of technology) learn from Amazon's experience? Join Amazon and the IAFC Technology Council leadership as they present the lessons on innovation that are inspiring the fire service! Learn effective change management styles that have successfully implemented and created cultural change in world-wide business and the fire service.

Learning Objectives:

Engage attendees and present and reinforce modern leadership techniques to facilitate innovation.
Provide an 8-step (Kotter's) method of change management/leadership to ensure that innovation is successfully implemented in the attendees organization.
Demonstrate how Amazon inspires and embraced innovation in it's culture. Translate how the fire service can do the same.
Review relevant case-studies to demonstrate successful innovation and implemented change in the fire service to inspire and provide innovative ideas to the attendees.