Challenge #32 - 2021 WFLDP Campaign

Challenge #32: Good leaders acknowledge those who contribute to the growth of self, the team, and the organization.

• Select a notable wildland fire leader to interview for Leaders We Would Like to Meet.
• Interview (video/audio style with written transcript) the leader and submit to the WFLDP for consideration.
• BLM_FA_Leadership_Feedback@blm.gov

Lynn Biddison - Leaders We Would Like to Meet Showcase

Lynn Biddison, Helijumper, 1953

The following memo was sent to Forest Supervisors from Director of Aviation and Fire Management Lynn R. Biddison on June 16, 1982. He is one of the Leaders We Would Like to Meet interviewees. What can you glean today from his '80s memo that does not conflict with current policies and procedures? What has changed since?

Lynn died in a car accident at the age of 88 in 2015. (Click here for his obituary.) Read Bill Gabbert's tribute to Lynn on Wildfire Today, including a link to a scanned copy of the memo.

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Performance Feedback

 

Leaders provide feedback by creating open lines of communication and providing an opportunity to exchange ideas, perspectives, and concerns. Failing to provide feedback represents failure in a basic responsibility of leadership: to guide team members in learning accountability, accepting responsibility, and being effective communicators. Fire leaders use performance feedback to develop team members and help them meet their full potential. 

Challenge #31 - 2021 WFLDP Campaign

 

Challenge #31: Leaders take time to develop leadership.

• Review the LEAD Time library. 
• On your own, or with your team, develop a new addition for 6 Minutes for Safety.
• Send your topic → BLM_FA_Leadership_Feedback@blm.gov

IGNITE: The Best Investments

Adding value to people with high potential who are hungry to grow is one of the best investments a leader can make. – John Maxwell

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IGNITE: Leaving a Legacy

Legacy is not leaving something "for" people. Legacy is about leaving something "in" people. ♦ The Daily Coach blog ♦

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Aligning Values

Each team member has personal beliefs and interests. Individual points of view can work for or against the team result.

IGNITE: LEAD Time

LEAD Time is an effort to incorporate leadership consistently into fireline operations. As part of the  the 6 Minutes for Safety (6MFS) topic rotation, LEAD Time topics are included on the National Incident Management Situation Report (SIT Report), reaching a vast audience. As part of the SIT Report  leadership talks can be incorporated into morning briefings. The LEAD Time program is a great avenue to promote continued growth in our leadership journey.

You don't have to wait for leadership topics to pop in the 6MFS rotation, visit their website anytime and select the "leadership" category or search this blog for topics.

IGNITE: The Good Leader

A good leader takes a little more than his share of blame, a little less than his share of the credit. - Arnold H. Glasgow

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Do your part and share throughout your sphere of influence! ‪

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http://www.fireleadership.gov/

IGNITE The Art of Leadership

 

The art of leadership requires a constant interchange of theory and application. The art also includes being able to view the larger picture—discerning how to turn a weakness into a strength, gauging what is and is not within our control. - Leading in the Wildland Fire Service, p. 9


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