Friday, August 29, 2014

FULLY INVOLVED Podcast

If you have the chance, check out FULLY INVOLVED on Firefighter Toolbox.  I had the opportunity to talk leadership on the show a few months ago.  Give it a listen...

If you've been leading, don’t change who you are because you changed riding positions on the rig. Respect is found in who you've always been, you earn it with your every interaction. If you have given due respect to every position you have held, that glimmer of respect will shine a little brighter.

You are, and must remain, a functional member of the team.  Remember that you are always a rider.   The team is more important than any individual. Don't get distracted by the shiny objects that festoon your collar and chest, they are worthless if you try to be something that you are not.  If you're not you, those shiny things are just decoration, and they won't mean much. 

Be more concerned with who you are and not who people think you should be.  Be yourself.  If you do, you never have to remember to be somebody else.  When things get tough, your character is what needs to shine more than your bugles and badge.

Stay hungry!

Listen to FULLY INVOLVED on Firefighter Toolbox

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