Challenge #32 - The Art of Leadership

Challenge #32 - The Art of Leadership
Solicit constructive criticism from others.

In your journal, develop a plan to address the feedback.

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IGNITE: Value Your Values

Value your values.

They are the stuff that character is made of.

Bill Treasurer & Captain John Havlik, “The Leadership Killer”

[Photo credit: Kari Greer/USFS]

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Just BE - Your Presence Matters

(Baby Nug holding his daddy's finger.)

One of my best inspirations for this blog comes from personal experiences. This is NOT a fireline story. Very few of our leadership moments happen in the line of duty; most happen in our everyday lives. May you find a nugget or two from mine.

Challenge #31 - The Art of Leadership

Challenge #31 - The Art of Leadership 

Conduct a self-assessment by asking yourself and your team the following question:

Are you training your team to act instead of being told what to do? 

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IGNITE: Success is a team sport

Success is a team sport.

♦ Simon Sinek ♦

Challenge #30 - The Art of Leadership

Challenge #30 - The Art of Leadership

Think of a leader you admire for his or her humility.

• How does their humility contribute to your admiring him or her?
• What impact does their humility have on your view of them?

[Source: The Leadership Killer by Bill Treasurer]

IGNITE: Seek to Understand

Seek first to understand, then to be understood. 

♦ Steven Covey ♦

[Source: Kyle Miller, Wyoming IHC]

Breaking the Chain of Emotions and Attitudes

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Developing your leadership art includes reading and writing. Yes, writing. Written communication is one skill that many leaders struggle with. The only way to get better at it is to just do it. Sometimes what we write (or say for that matter) isn't what we meant or isn't received well by others.  Fortunately, we can get better. This forum allows you a safe place to test your blog writing skills with a little assistance on the side :)

Today's blog comes from a follower. This follower choose to share the post without names attached because s/he does not want it to be commentary on particular individuals or a particular land management unit.

Challenge #29: The Art of Leadership

Challenge #29: The Art of Leadership
Take notes in your journal as you watch Dr. Joan Rosenberg's TEDx Talk "Emotional Mastery" https://youtu.be/EKy19WzkPxE

Practice the "Rosenberg Reset."

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IGNITE: Simple, But Not Easy

The principles of leadership are simple, but not easy. - Leif Babin & Jacko Willink, “The Dichotomy of Leadership”

[Photo credit; C. Jones/Tallac IHC]

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