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Got Generational Issues?
The new reality for leadership is that traditionally-run organizations, as they focus on control and rigidity, lose the ability to move fast and think on their feet, demotivating innovative and creative thinkers, and creating morale issues that are hard to shake.  Even the military recognized these issues as they evolved some teams into joint forces, realizing that […]
Heard This Story Before?
In doing some research for a paper, I was reading about the difference between effective managers and those who become sidelined before hitting their peak.  While it might seem obvious that it has a lot to do with the way in which they motivate and inspire their followers, I still see traditional methods of “leading†[…]
And You Call Yourself Professional…
Watching a video today, I saw what was intended to illustrate that sometimes the people recording the video get a little too close.  The proximity of the videographer to the situation was MUCH too close.  As a photographer myself, I understand the shooter is more likely focusing on the picture and not on what is happening around them.  They had real […]
Questioning Heroism
For some reason, I was scanning news today and came back to Dave Statter’s February 2014 post about a college professor suggesting the firefighter’s role as a hero is largely mythical, among other issues. While the article dates back to the beginning of 2014, I re-read it to see if I could gain any perspective […]
Compassion
Compassion is an interesting phenomenon.  I read an article that ran in Scientific American in 2012 titled “How Wealth Reduces Compassion” and there were certain aspects of it that I found intriguing.  There wasn’t any conclusion as to why this was so, but in at least five different studies using different means of observing behavior, a […]
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Ending or Beginning?
Beautifully said. I know how hard it is to move on to another stage in your life but there is always something new out there, something more to learn, something more to teach another. All those skills you've learned and taught have a purpose and you never know when one of them will come in…
2017-05-06 17:30:16
Firefighting Today Hangout
Why is it that when members of the public want to initiate a great lifesaving program, Fire Chiefs ignore them and will only work with FF's? I know a former Air Force medic who is really trying her best to initiate a Pulse Point AED program in New England, but none of the Chiefs will…
2017-01-07 00:04:19
Thirty-Five
“What the **** are you thinking?” Man, you sound like my first Chief (in a good way). He never raised his voice to me or threatened me, but he got my attention (in a good way) every time. It has been forty years and I still think about him, even though I've left the (volunteer)…
2017-01-03 01:43:39
The Preamble to all Posts
Thanks for the feedback and sorry it took so long to reply. I will definitely check out your article. We have been going through a lot in our organization (and in my life) lately, between reaccreditation, then a little storm that passed through and directly hit us, and of course, our recovery. But I'm trying…
2016-11-13 12:26:04
Jeep Wave
Zen, It's difficult not to pigeon hole each person we meet. Through interaction and experience we develop an internal process to account for the things we find idiosyncratic about others. Yet each day I encounter people that feel the need to react overtly to these perceived differences. No longer are we content with "give me…
2016-11-01 14:29:16
