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The volunteer fire service faces unique challenges in just about all aspects of operations, particularly when it comes to safety. We do the same job with less training, often times older equipment, and with fewer people. Normally we do not have a person to devote to the sole task...

The United States Navy continually monitors the performance of its warships to ensure that they are always battle-ready. Over time, naval leaders noticed that some ships were performing at a higher level than others. This was puzzling because the ship classes were standardized,...

The Flat Earth As a boy Christopher Columbus was holding an orange on which a butterfly had landed. He noticed that when he turned the orange around he could see the tips of its wings coming up from the backside of the piece of fruit. As he turned the orange toward him the entire...

What Exactly Is Leadership Self-Awareness? There are many challenges of being a leader and successful fire service leaders are those that understand the meaning of self-awareness. Leadership self-awareness is a  self-“a no holds barred-honest to the core”-examination....

Slow down! We need to look at the clues and cues of what is happening around us. Is the room that we are operating in showing signs of an impending flashover? Is the temperature in the compartment that we are operating within increasing by the second? What information is the...

In part 3 we discussed the four areas that must be addressed when moving into a leadership position. Now that you have moved into the position, you have to step up and be the leader your team wants and needs. Firefighters need good leaders. It is now up to you to be that leader....

As we talked in the previous article, developing to become that good leader that people want to follow is based on establishing some core principles that guide your decision making. Below are the set of core principles I used to shape what I did in the fire service. These did not...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/davidsoler/022-Rubes_Rules_for_Leadership_And_Survival.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFirefighterToolbox’s Firefighter Training Podcast Episode #22 About this Episode: Listen in to the interview with Chief Dennis Rubin and hear about...

  In part 2 we discussed the three pillars for building the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to become a leader. Today we will look at four areas of importance when taking on a leadership role. Once the aspiring leader has addressed these areas, the next step is...

Many an article and seminar have been developed around “leadership”. Most opinions are that leadership is developed and nurtured through education, experience and learning from mistakes. This article is going to deal with what I believe is the most important, and often missing...