Need Help with Your Staff Ride?

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Have you and your organization ever considered developing your own local staff ride?

Do you have an idea and materials but are not sure what direction to go?

Challenge 42: 2020 WFLDP Campaign

Challenge 42: Good leaders promote building confidence in themselves and those they lead.

• Recognize and celebrate your successes and the successes of others.
• Journalize about your successes and the attributes, skills and actions that contributed to your achievements.

IGNITE: Listen Completely

“When people talk, listen completely.” ♦ Ernest Hemmingway ♦ 

Photo: Baker River IHC 

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Cultivating Command Presence

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I was recently listening to the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned podcast and came across this episode about “Command Presence”. In the interview they discuss the definition of command presence and how to cultivate it. One of the conclusions of the conversation was that, in order to cultivate powerful command presence, you need to be able to be comfortable and confident with your own style of leadership. The podcast started me reflecting about the ways that I ground my own leadership style. Two thoughts jumped out at me:

IGNITE: Building Strong Cultures

“Building a strong culture is what builds a strong organization..” ♦ Simon Sinek ♦ 

[Photo: Midewin IHC]

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Challenge 41: WFLDP 2020 Campaign

Challenge 41: All leaders are human.

• Think of a time when as a leader you felt inadequate.
• Journalize about the following:
• What were/are your thoughts?
• Were/Are those thoughts valid?
• What would an alternate thought be?

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IGNITE: Practice!

“Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good.” - Malcolm Gladwell

[Photo: Kyle Miller/Wyoming IHC]

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The Courage to Say "No"

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Why is it so hard for some of us to say no? Is it because we don't want to let someone down? Is it because we fear reprisal? Is it because we don't know how to?

IGNITE: The Greatest Enemy of Knowledge

“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge.” ♦ Stephen Hawking, physicist ♦

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Challenge 40: 2020 WFLDP Campaign

Challenge 40: Effective leaders spend time with their people.

• Estimate how much time you spend, both digitally and face-to-face with your people.
• Vow to make face-to-face time with your people a priority.

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