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Failure. Defeat. Frustration. Collapse. Floundering. Mistakes. Oversight. These are powerful words and very descriptive of not completing something and not achieving or thriving. Are any of you feeling these words a month into the new year?

IGNITE: Perpetual Kindness

Nothing can make our life, or the lives of other people, more beautiful than perpetual kindness.” — Leo Tolstoy


[Photo: Jo Egbert, Idaho Therapy Dogs]

Challenge #4 - 2023 WFLDP Campaign

 

Challenge #4: Effective leaders commit to the growth of themselves and their people.

• Download and read Chapter 3 of “The Journey to the East” by Hermann Hesse.
• Join the discussion on the Wildland Fire Learning Portal. (Registration preferred, but you may enter as a guest. Search for “Wildland Fire Leadership Campaign.”)
• Book study questions are available on the campaign website.

IGNITE: Training the Mind to Think

 

"Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think." ― Albert Einstein

Photo: Steve Lozano/BLM

You Don't Have to Call Me Sir!

(Photo: Eric Pelletier)

Nod your head if you have worked for someone who demanded respect just because of a title. Were they good leaders or just taskmasters?

Remembering the Dream - Servant Leader Spotlight

 

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Michael Hyatt wrote a great piece on Martin Luther King, Jr. titled "Eight Leadership Lessons from Martin Luther King, Jr." in which he presents what he believes King's "I Have a Dream" speech provides insights into what it takes to be a truly great leader. Be sure to watch the video and then reflect upon how do you measure up to Hyatt's eight characteristics?

IGNITE: Your True Legacy

"Your true legacy is how you interact with and love the people around you every day. Real life satisfaction comes from helping other people as much as you can, in whatever way you can."
 - Mike Fremont, Rich Roll Podcast

[Photo: Northeast Region DNR]

Challenge #3 - 2023 WFLDP Campaign

Challenge #3: Effective leaders commit to the growth of themselves and their people.

• Download and read Chapter 2 of “The Journey to the East” by Hermann Hesse.
• Join the discussion on the Wildland Fire Learning Portal. (Registration preferred, but you may enter as a guest. Search for “Wildland Fire Leadership Campaign.”)
• Book study questions are available on the campaign website.

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IGNITE: The Choice to Serve

The first and most important choice a leader makes is the choice to serve, without which one’s capacity to lead is severely limited. - Robert Greenleaf [Photo: Kyle Miller/Wyoming IHC]

Challenge #2 - 2023 WFLDP Campaign

 

Challenge #2: Effective leaders commit to the growth of themselves and their people.

• Download and read Chapter 1 of “The Journey to the East” by Hermann Hesse.
• Join the discussion on the Wildland Fire Learning Portal. (Registration required. Search for “Wildland Fire Leadership Campaign.”)
  
• Book study questions are available on the campaign website.

IGNITE: Letting Go

"The purpose of letting go isn’t so you replace it with something new. It’s so you can experience the peace that exists in the space you created." ― Jamila Reddy, Transformational Coach

[Photo: Lassen IHC]

IGNITE: Imperfections and All

 

"The most beautiful and profound way to change yourself is to accept yourself completely, as imperfect as you are." ― Maxime Lagacé, Hockey Player

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Challenge #1 - 2023 WFLDP Campaign

 

Challenge #1

Effective leaders are servants first.

• Download and read “Servant leadership: How to lead by serving your team.”
• Join us on the Wildland Fire Learning Portal for a robust learning experience. (Portal registration required. Search for “Wildland Fire Leadership Campaign.”)

IGNITE: Servant Leadership

A Servant-Leader is a “person of character” who puts people first. He or she is a “skilled communicator,” a “compassionate collaborator” who has “foresight,” is a “systems thinker,” and “leads with moral authority.” – James Sipe & Don Frick

A Few Words About Our Campaign

A Servant-Leader is a “person of character” who puts people first. He or she is a “skilled communicator,” a “compassionate collaborator” who has “foresight,” is a “systems thinker,” and “leads with moral authority.” – James Sipe & Don Frick

Throughout 2023, the Wildland Fire Leadership Campaign will focus on the topic of servant leadership. Servant leadership has been a part of society since the dawn of "man." However, Robert Greenleaf is credited with coining the term in 1970 essay, "The Servant Leader." Greenleaf contended that "The servant-leader is a servant first. It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead."

IGNITE: Write It On Your Heart

On behalf of the NWCG Leadership Committee, we send you our best wishes for a prosperous new year.

"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

[Photo: Lori Iverson]