You don’t just “get there”: As any parent who has driven with children can appreciate, our subordinates, peers, and bosses all want to know “are we there yet?”
There's that joke that if you are a member of a fitness club, you don't want to be there for the first two weeks of the New Year. After that, those who resolved to go out and change their lives have pretty much given up. People sign up with the best of intentions, only to […]
Some of the best moments I have had on this job have been sitting around a table after conferences or meetings, having a beer, and rubbing elbows with people I personally admire.
Even if we are doing the things that we consider to be right, if we are saying the wrong things, we are creating the impression that it is okay to hate.
There’s a reason Firehouse Zen isn’t the most popular fire service blog on the internet. It’s because I tell it to you like it is and hope you are listening.
I wasn’t going to post today, because I am taking a day off to relax and be thankful for having meaningful work that is compensated by acceptable work conditions, decent pay and benefits.
It’s very much the story of the little boy crying “wolf”. When the time comes that we need to have credibility, it is too late. Hopefully the wolf ate the boy first.
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