Challenge #17 - 2023 WFLDP Campaign

Challenge #17 – Servant-leaders value their team members.

• Review the tips for valuing and praising others on pp. 85-86 in Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership.
• Develop a strategy for recognizing your people.
• Collaborate with other SLs on the Wildland Fire Learning Portal.

IGNITE: Time, Patience, and Consistency

 

“There is no magic wand you can raise to magically have leadership skills developed in your organization. It takes time, patience, and consistency." – Jacob Espinoza, Leadership Lens [Photo: Lassen IHC]

IGNITE: The Food of Our Relationships

“Nourishing and healing communication is the food of our relationships.” The Art of Communication by Thich Nhat Hanh

[Photo: San Juan IHC]

Challenge #16 - 2023 WFLDP Campaign

Challenge #16 – Servant-leaders invite and reward the contributions of others.

• Conduct the “Synergy Box” activity (p. 78 in Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership) with your team.
• Discuss the activity with other SLs on the Portal at http://ow.ly/jVBj50M1zKB.

IGNITE: Change is the Water in Which We Swim

 

Change is not a force acting on organizations, but the very water in which they swim. – Watkins and Mohr quoted in James Sipe & Don Frick, The Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership

[Photo: Zalek Linker/FWS]

Respect the Thorn

“Leaders create teams that engage in healthy conflict: enabling a dynamic exchange of ideas, the voicing of diverse viewpoints, and, ultimately, innovative solutions. “ (Leading in the Wildland Fire Service)

(Photo credit: AFH Comics)\

If you are like me, nurturing the perfect rose is quite a feat. A month or so ago, I noticed that my rose bush was about to bloom. Upon close inspection, however, I found the bush was heavily infected with aphids. I grabbed my personal protective equipment (gloves and sunglasses) and my favorite clippers and went to task. In order to help the plant, I needed to remove unnecessary branches and sickened buds and apply an aphid treatment. As I grabbed my first stem, I realized knew I had to respect the thorns (technically, they are rose prickles). The bush's natural defense mechanism influenced my ability to act and eliminate the aphids.

IGNITE: The Value of Kind Words

 

The value of kind words will be judged by the actions that follow. – Daily Coach blog

[Photo: Eric Pelletier/BLM]

Challenge #15 - 2023 WFLDP Campaign

 

Challenge #15 – Servant-leaders manage disagreements respectfully, fairly, and constructively.

• Download and take the Marshall University’s “Conflict Styles Inventory.”
• Have those you serve take the inventory.
• Share the results among the team.

IGNITE: What We Believe

 

“We reveal what we believe by what we do.” - James Sipe and Don Frick, Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership

[Photo: Kyle Miller/Wyoming IHC]

IGNITE: Teach to Learn

 

People learn as they teach. - Seneca

[Photo: La Grande IHC]

Challenge #14 - 2023 WFLDP Campaign

 

Challenge #14 – Servant-leaders strengthen relationships, support diversity, and create a culture of collaboration.

• Read “Pillar IV – Compassionate Collaborator” (pp. 77-103) in Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership
• Dig deeper on the Portal at http://ow.ly/jVBj50M1zKB.

IGNITE: We Need Each Other

 

“None of us are perfect by ourselves.” 

Robert Greenleaf as quoted by James Sipe/Don Frick
Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership

[Photo: Asheville IHC]