IGNITE: All Jobs Matter

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Great leaders don’t embrace only the jobs that will get them a lot of attention; rather, they’re willing to do whatever it takes to advance the greater cause. - Perry Noble

IGNITE: Resilience - The Ultimate Team Result

(Photo Credit Josh Neighbors/South Dakota Wildland Fire)

The ultimate team result is resilience: teams that can bounce back when problems or errors threaten cohesion and synergy. - Leading in the Wildland Fire Service, p. 55

“Survive and Thrive - You Matter - You Are Not Alone - Help is Available”

One of the most meaningful things in safety work is helping others stay injury free, both physically and mentally. One of the hardest parts is bringing up difficult conversations and hard truths, but it fulfills the meaningful part that drives me.

IGNITE: Vision with Action

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Vision without action is merely a dream. 

Action without vision just passes the time. 

Vision with action can change the world. 

- Joel Barker -

IGNITE: Like Stars

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If you treat your subordinates as stars, they will work to fulfill that expectation.

 Sherman Morrison œ

When Beliefs Become Reality

Pygmalion Effect: People will adapt their behavior to meet an expectation.

There is an old saying that "garbage in = garbage out." I became familiar with this phrase learning while programming computers. The concept can also work with leadership. "Leadership gets what it emphasizes." (Coach Chris Petersen) As leaders, our influence can have huge impacts on those we lead. Our perceptions of those we lead and the actions we take because of those beliefs are powerful forces. As humans, what we think of ourselves can easily be what we are or become.

IGNITE: No Work Is Insignificant

“No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.”

 Martin Luther King, Jr.

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IGNITE: Outside the Comfort Zone

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There's no growth in the comfort zone.

Jocko Willink œ

Thinking About Thinking

By Special Collections, Lehigh University Libraries;
Chrétien Frédéric Guillaume Roth [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

When everything is connected to everything else, for better or worse, everything matters. - Bruce Mou

Some of you can remember the days when the gadget you wore on your wrist ONLY told you the time of day. You even had to know how to tell time by the position of the hands on the face of the dial. Nowadays, we have the likes of a supercomputer (back in the day) on our wrist or by our side. These advancements in technology necessitate we think about thinking.

IGNITE: Lessons of the Past

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The past teaches us the lessons we need to gain momentum to move forward. - Lolly Daskal