IGNITE: Bringing Your Best

(Photo: Kyle Miller/Wyoming IHC)

Self-awareness enables you to bring your best self to others. - Dan Rockwell

Culture Clash

While searching for inspiration for this week's blog, I picked up my copy of Gilbert W. Fairholm's book Leadership and the Culture of Trust. The first three paragraphs of the book inspired post.

It is clear that much of current American culture works against internal unity and cohesion. Multiple competing cultures and subcultures with attendant different value systems are challenging our cultures from within and without. We are now in a situation in America where most organizations try to cope with multiple diverse value systems espoused by each of their stakeholder groups.

IGNITE: Connections

[Photo credit: La Grande IHC]

Group performance depends on behavior that communicates one powerful overarching idea: We are safe and connected. - Daniel Coyle

IGNITE: Happy Mother's Day to All

Photo: Gannett Glacier Fire Crew

Nurturing has the ability to transform people's lives.

~ John C. Maxwell ~

IGNITE: Lead by Example

(Photo: Josh Shroyer)

A leader leads by example not by force. - Sun Tzu

Jolly and Bradshaw Receive 2017 LBE Awards

(Photo credit: Rob Chaney, Missoulian)

Matt Jolly and Larry Bradshaw

USFS Fire Sciences Laboratory
Honored for Initiative and Innovation

Matt and Larry have been selected as two of the recipients for the 2017 Paul Gleason Lead by Example award. Four individuals from across the wildland fire service have been chosen to receive this national award.

Henry Receives 2018 LBE Award for Mentoring and Teamwork

(L to R: Craig Cunningham, Wells FOS; Matt Murphy, Elko FMO; Chris Henry; Paul Petersen, NV SFMO; Jerry Drazinski, Ruby Mtn. IHC)

Chris Henry

Ruby Mountain IHC
Bureau of Land Management

Honored for Mentoring and Teamwork

Chris Henry has been selected as a recipient for the 2017 Paul Gleason Lead by Example award. Four individuals from across the wildland fire service have been chosen to receive this national award.

IGNITE: By Endurance We Conquer

[Photo: Gannett Glacier Fire Crew]

“Fortitudine Vincimus”

(by endurance we conquer) 

- Ernest Shackleton -

Madrid Receives 2017 LBE Award

(Aden Seidlitz, NM Acting State Director; Hector Madrid; Eric Walker, NM State AFMO)

Hector Madrid

State Fire Management Officer

Bureau of Land Management
Honored for Motivation and Vision

Hector Madrid has been selected as a recipient for the 2017 Paul Gleason Lead by Example award. Four individuals from across the wildland fire service have been chosen to receive this national award.

IGNITE: Grow Yourself. Grow Others.

Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. - Jack Welch