Podcast

Take Care Of Yourself

Lesson of the day: No ones coming to save you Questions Answered: 1). As a new company officer I’m having issues with just the day to day planning of trainings and making sure that I fit them in. 2) We don’t see a lot of fire, our challenge is keeping our eye on the prize…

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Be Replaceable

Lesson of the day: Train others to take over for you Questions Answered: 1) Morale and motivation among the department 2) How to bring the department into the 21st century. Not looking to over throw the old way, but help make changes to suit todays way of fire fighting.

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4 Rules

Lesson of the day: Assume less and ask more questions. Questions Answered: 1) Confidence and teaching people that it’s okay to be into the job 2) sparking the passion I have, in my firefighters

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The Decepticon Variant

Lesson of the day: Everybody is fighting a battle you cannot see Questions Answered: 1) Complete task management 2) How do you handle new guys who don’t want to listen and don’t seem to want to be a part of the career.

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How we fixed an issue when teaching search

Lesson of the day: Proper preparation prevents poor performance Questions Answered: 1) motivating fellow officers to be better when they are close to retirement 2) Building a solid mentorship program.

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What happens when we are not present

Lesson of the day: Be where you’re feet are Questions Answered: 1). Taking things personally 2) How to stay on the path when my entire department is lazy and unmotivated. Check out this episode!

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Bday Phone Call

Lesson of the day: Adapt to Win Questions Answered: 1) High Suicidal rate amongst Fire Personal and how can we truly get the help needed to those in crises 2) Upper management.

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I got hacked

Lesson of the day: It is what it is. Questions Answered: 1) what would you recommend for the future when people want to be there but don’t? 2) Keeping the crew tight at the station.

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How to block initiative

Lesson of the day: Encourage more than you block. Questions: 1) Looking at the positives and strengths of the members as well as their opinions. 2) My challenge is finding innovative trainings and getting guys motivated to do them.

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We are what we regularly do

Lesson of the day: We judge ourselves by our intentions, others by their actions. – Stephen Covey Questions: 1) How do you break the cycle of “we have always done it this way!”? 2) As a Lt how do I continue Holding people accountable when superiors aren’t?

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