Today's Fire Leadership Tip introduces the fourth Myth of Leadership in the Fire Service. Why is it that we always assume the grass is greener on the other side of the fence? Click here to watch this 2-minute video. Click here to provide some feedback on this tip. Thanks for all you do for the Fire Service. Warmest,
James Rowan
Fire Leadership Coach
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P.S. Here are some of my favorite quote on leadership: A man may fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame someone else. A person may be able to teach yet not lead; but a person who leads successfully also teaches successfully. A real leader wears Velcro instead of Teflon where acceptance of responsibility is concerned. Always give other people the credit for anything good that happens. Credit is like love – The more you give away, The more you have left for yourself. A rule of success for any leader is... Make exciting things happen! At one time, Andrew Carnegie was the wealthiest man in the United States. He came to the United States from his native Scotland when he was a small boy, did a variety of odd jobs, and eventually ended up as the largest steel manufacturer in the United States. At one point, he had 43 millionaires working for him. In those days, a millionaire was a rare person. A reporter asked Carnegie how he had hired 43 millionaires. Carnegie responded that those men had not been millionaires when they started working for him but had become millionaires as a result of working for him. The reporter's next question was, "How did you develop these men to become so valuable to you that you have paid them this much money?" Carnegie replied that men are developed the same way gold is mined. When gold is mined, several tons of dirt must be moved to get an ounce of gold, but one doesn't go into the mine looking for dirt—one goes in looking for the gold. Some leaders find themselves sitting on a mountain of gold, and yet they feel poor because they don't know how to mine the gold from their teams. Before you critique another’s behavior, list five positive things about that person. Be kind to my kids and you have a sucker in your grasp. Be patient toward people – but impatient about their mistakes. Better to be a guy on the side than a sage on the stage. Develop greatness in others. Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your own way. Effective leaders must learn to tolerate differences between themselves and subordinates. And they must accept the fact that each of them will differ one from the other. No two of them are cut from the same cloth – nor should they be. Nature in her wisdom knew that in diversity there is strength. It’s a good thing for all of us to remember. | 
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