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- Ken Frederick, Public Affairs Specialist, NIFC, wraps up the 2012 fire season.
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Wildland Fire Leadership Development shared a link via Firefighters.
We put our faith and trust into those who we believe are their to look out for our well-being. According to Edie Wiener (showcased on our blog recently) great leaders (both "good" and "bad" share three things in common:
1. A vision
2. A pa...ssion for the visionSee More
3. The ability to articulate in words or deeds that passion so much so that disinterested people would follow.
What started as one man's vision grew when others followed. Look at the magnitude of the scandal and the impacts to those trained. We must become better in the days ahead to identify poor leadership and remove the barriers for those good leaders who lead by example and do what's right.- LikesSee All
- Texas Wildlife Diversity Program - Texas Parks and Wildlife DeptGovernment Organization
- U.S. Coast GuardGovernment Organization
- The U.S. ArmyGovernment Organization
- Great Basin Fire Science DeliveryOrganization
- Naval War CollegeEducation
- Although the national preparedness level was lowered to 1, there are many areas that are active (California) and beginning their season (Tennessee). Be safe!
- This is a classic leadership story. What leadership character do you portray in your leadership environment?
- Today we are focusing on storytelling. Annette Simmons believes
There are four reliable buckets that are full of good stories:
1. A time you shined
2. A time you blew it
3. A mentor
4. A book/movie/folk tale
If you are comfortable, share a story of one of the four here. - Storytelling is a powerful leadership tool and the focus of today's blog. Check out this incredible website on the topic!
- Leadership in Cinema Shout Out: Got word from the Palomar IHC that they are creating a lesson plan series for HBO's mini series "The Pacific." Way to go Palomar IHC!
Students at Drexel LeBow's College of Business will add "Braveheart," "Saving Private Ryan," "The King's Speech," and "A League of Their Own" this semester! Way to go Drexel! - The WF Lessons Learned Center does a great job of creating videos that fire leaders and managers can use to prepare their subordinates for the future. "Engine Rollover: Why This Accident Stared Months Ago" brings to leadership issues. As we prepare for the training season ahead, learning from our history is vital. This video may provide a lot of good discussion.
- There may be hope on the horizon...
Wildland Fire Leadership Development updated their cover photo.
- We talk about fear paralyzing our actions. Check out this post on the confidence/competence loop. Eikenberry suggest coaches and leaders:
1. Believe that people can ultimately succeed (and let them know you believe in them).
2. Urge them t...o try (and give them a safety net to reduce the fear factor).See More
3, Encourage the effort (spurring confidence).
4. Give people resources to speed competence (training, coaching and more).
5. Help them see their budding skills (and encourage them to loop it again). - Check out this video by Dr. Mike Useem as we kick off a series on the 15 principles he has identified that all great leaders possess or "live by."
- The National Wildland Fire Training website has been given a facelift. Be sure to check it out and let them know if you find something amiss. It is still a work in progress, so bare with them.
- This is an incredible article focusing on reading. Now that fire season is over, the Sparks for PRP Change will be revitalizing our Professional Reading Program. Be on the lookout for some great opportunities. Remember, leaders are readers!
(Thanks for the share opportunity, Navy Reading!) - We can be wrong about our judgments...
Wildland Fire Leadership Development shared a link via NPR.
Do you have an element of human compassion within your leadership style?- Is it possible to "lose Situation Awareness"?
http://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Situation_Awareness.pdf - Thanks to our partners at the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center, you can download their app and be notified of reports and WFLDP blog updates. Become a student of fire and download yours today!
- Loyalty is not a given; it has to be earned anew every day.
~ Edie Weiner & Arnold Brown, "Future Think: How to Think Clearly in a Time of Change" - "Lincoln" is coming in November. Here is the trailer.
- We are hearing a lot about Drexel University these days. This study may spill over into the wildland fire service--especially for our rural/city partners.
Wildland Fire Leadership Development shared a link via The U.S. Army.
MREs are one of those items we share in common with the military. Let's take the U.S. Army's challenge: Tell us ALL the MRE varieties you have eaten.
(or at least your favorite or a story or two...)- Today's blog features the ethical dilemma where right meets right. Check it out and share your comments here (or there...)
- Well, what is on your agenda today?
- A note from our Staff Ride App Coordinator:
It is approaching about six months since the Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program released the Staff Ride App for use. Our Fall meeting is scheduled soon and we will be discussing our nex...t steps with the Staff Ride App. With the amount of activity that the Rocky Mountain Area saw this year I was wondering if any crews (hand, engine, helicopter or other) were able to take advantage of travel routes home and the availability of the Staff Ride App. for an oportunistic visit to South Canyon and if they had some feedback? There has been some feedback from a few sources, and one magazine article that I am aware of. If you had an opportunity to look through the Staff Ride App., especially if you were able to take it up on the hill, post up and let us know what you think.See More - Risk and You! Check it out in today's blog. We would like to hear what you have to say.
- I am constantly amazed at how far and wide the Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program reaches beyond the fire service. Brenna Donoghue, founder of Ethical Ocean, posted this on our page. I am in no way endorsing her website or product...s, but the innovation and creativity she has presented for a reading contest intrigue me. This practice could easily be incorporated into our Professional Reading Program.See More
If you feel led to help identify the top environment books of all time, check out her reading contest. - We wish all our readers a Happy Columbus Day. Here is a little history from Wikipedia:
Columbus Day first became an official state holiday in Colorado in 1906, and became a federal holiday in 1937, though people have celebrated Columbus' v...oyage since the colonial period. In 1792, New York City and other U.S. cities celebrated the 300th anniversary of his landing in the New World. President Benjamin Harrison called upon the people of the United States to celebrate Columbus Day on the 400th anniversary of the event. During the four hundredth anniversary in 1892, teachers, preachers, poets and politicians used Columbus Day rituals to teach ideals of patriotism. These patriotic rituals were framed around themes such as support for war, citizenship boundaries, the importance of loyalty to the nation, and celebrating social progress.[1][2]See More
Catholic immigration in the mid-19th century induced discrimination from anti-immigrant activists. Like many other struggling immigrant communities, Catholics developed organizations to fight discrimination and provide insurance for the struggling immigrants. One such organization, the Knights of Columbus, chose that name in part because it saw Christopher Columbus as a fitting symbol of Catholic immigrants' right to citizenship: one of their own, a fellow Catholic, had discovered America.[1]
Many Italian-Americans observe Columbus Day as a celebration of their heritage, the first occasion being in New York City on October 12, 1866.[3] Columbus Day was first popularized as a holiday in the United States through the lobbying of Angelo Noce, a first generation Italian, in Denver. The first official, regular Columbus Day holiday was proclaimed by Colorado governor Jesse F. McDonald in 1905 and made a statutory holiday in 1907.[4] In April 1934, as a result of lobbying by the Knights of Columbus, Congress and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt made October 12 a federal holiday under the name Columbus Day.[4][5] - As we head into the National Fallen Firefighter Memorial weekend, we remember Eva Schicke (September 12, 2004). Eva is one of too many who have given the ultimate sacrifice.
- A few of us in wildland fire have had the pleasure of hearing from and working with Peter Cappelli. Congratulations on this accomplishment.
- Check out Leadership Now's books for October. Let us know if you have read any of them and have nuggets to share.
Wildland Fire Leadership Development shared a link via Twitter.
- Idaho's governor weighs in...
- Do you have an old book/publication in your office that you would like to share? Upload it here.