Let Go & Lead

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Think of how great our teams would be if we were able to balance goal attainment and worker satisfaction. Rarely does this happen, but this goal should be to what we all strive. One thing a leader can do to make more effective teams is to share elements of control with their team members.

Challenge #23: The Art of Leadership

BE • KNOW • DO

Being: You must be ____________. 

(Fill in the blank and post in your journal.)

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IGNITE: The Leadership License

Leadership is not a license to do less. Leadership is a responsibility to do more. - Simon Sinek

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Challenge #22 - The Art of Leadership

Challenge #22: Art of Leadership

Take notes in your journal as you watch Julian Treasure's TEDTalk "How to Speak So People Want to Listen."

Practice what you say and how you say it. 

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IGNITE: We All Lead

We don't need to be extroverted or charismatic to practice leadership. - Travis Bradberry, from the forward of "Great Leaders Have No Rules" 

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Leadership Under the Microscope

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Are you expecting to lead or learn to be a leader without a exerting a little energy? Leadership development is an active process the requires engagement both followers and leaders. 

As a wildland fire professional, each one of us has a duty to take care of those we lead or follow, those we work beside, and those we serve. This duty requires we take an active role in whatever level of leadership we find ourselves.

So what does it mean to take an active role in the process? Let's go back to learning about science and cell transport.

Challenge #21: The Art of Leadership

Read Brene Brown's book Dare to Lead.

IGNITE: Leadership is Built Over Time

Leaders are known as honest, fair, and caring based on the habits they exhibit not in a single moment but over time. - General Martin Dempsey

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Challenge #20 - The Art of Leadership

Challenge #20: The Art of Influence

Identify, develop, and nurture future leaders. Develop a plan of action with each person identified.

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IGNITE: Failure is a Temporary Condition

Failure is a temporary condition. 

Brian Scudmore, WTF?! – Willing to Fail