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Sound of Clanking Dawgs – Leadership Principles in Action
Recently recieved an email from a former member, “Cap, miss hangin’ out with you, these guys don’t seem to have any drive to train or get better at the job!”…Not the first time I’ve gotten a note like...
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Leadership – The Intangible Art
“Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.” — General Omar Bradley This is the way I see it over the rim of my cup o’ Joe. Today’s fire service is faced with...
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Warrior Poets
Here we sit at the kitchen table. I enjoy the table in the back lot too, but there’s no C’gars allowed these days. Can’t say as I like it, but can’t argue much with it either. So its hot Joe, n’ we’ll...
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Know Yourself
Ok, the Joe is hot..lets evaluate the probie’s coffee skills. I have with me the FDNY Probationary Firefighting Skill – Coffee Making check sheet, obtained from Brother LeBlanc. We can check things...
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Rocket Propelled Fire Engines and Leading Up In Front
“You young men of the department today will perhaps see fire apparatus propelled or driven by a rocket, and many new evolutions to fight fires. In time to come the lessening of fires by fire...
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Investing Time: Know Your People
“Spend quality time with the team, learning who they are and what motivates them.†— Lt. Col Hal Moore, USA Ret. Old Man Winter keeps crackin’ on here in the North. I’m lookin’ forward to...
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Leadership: HoldFAST..
“Leadership is intangible, hard to measure, and difficult to describe. It’s quality would seem to stem from many factors. But certainly they must include a measure of inherent ability to control...
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Leading Firemen and Chasin’ Kinks
So I get a call from a young brother on the other side o’ the country. We’ve broken bread together a coupla’ times and he’s the kind of Jake you just naturally take a liking to. He’s all...
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Know What You’re Doing…Its Expected
“Leaders have to be knowledgeable and proficient all the way around, day and night and in all areas. That knowledge, or the lack thereof, is easily read by all followers. My basic point with being...
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Random Thoughts and Four Parallel Lines
Training up future generations is becoming harder all the time. An officer needs to refine what is important and provide it, it is up to the firefighter to absorb it. I’ll allow I’ve been busy lately....
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