It’s What You Don’t Do
I Wanna be in charge! As a firefighter seeking a way to promote to the supervisory level in a fire service organization you have to realize that it’s not about what you do; [...]
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Five Steps for Mentoring Success
“Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.” – John Crosby “Be the change that you want to see in the world.” – Gandhi [...]
Defining Expectations: Leading From Your Position
Being a strong leader doesn’t mean you must be in charge. In fact, leadership is not absolute control. As I learned, leading up the chain of command is equally as important [...]
How White Is Your Shirt?
By G. Rice Those who I work for expect daily that I train, develop, mentor and lead our firefighters. They are a tough bunch to work for. They have some of the highest [...]
Would You Work for You? – Thoughtful Leadership
Would you work for you? This is a great question for all fire service leaders and future leaders. For a moment though, really think about this. Could you work for you? Try [...]
7 Reasons Why the Peter Principle is Ruining the Fire Service.
Every Fire Department has that supervisor that is incapable of leading, whether it is the Chief that hides in his/her office, the Station Captain that made an egregious error [...]
Thoughtful Leadership- Disciplinary Action
Disciplinary action in the fire service is sometimes shrouded with hesitation. As discussed earlier in FFPM-Wellbeing, it is possible that psychological and behavioral [...]
Boss, leader, brother…
According to Albert Schweitzer, “example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing”. Leaders must lead by example. It is very simple, but [...]
