Authentic leaders lead not because it is easy but because it is a way to better themselves, those they lead, and the environment they affect.. - Alexis Waldron and Mike AlaridWe are honored to showcase "Becoming Authentic: The Heart of Leadership in Wildland Fire Management." This has been a work in progress for a couple of years, and we had hoped it make publication in time for the 2017 National Wildland Fire Leadership Campaign - Leading Authentically.
Thank you, Alexis Waldron and Mike Alarid for your perspective on the "mortar that holds" our values together and makes them function.
Wildland Fire Leadership Challenge - Digging a Little Deeper
Read "Becoming Authentic: The Heart of Leadership in Wildland Fire Management."
Alexis Waldron, Ph.D., is a human performance specialist for the Forest Service and member of the NWCG Leadership Subcommittee, with 10 years of experience as a seasonal firefighter; and Mike Alarid, former superintendent of the Bear Divide Hotshot Crew, was the district zone fire management officer on the Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles, CA (retired in 2015). All expressions are those of the authors.
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