Articles

The Fire Department Acid Teas of Leadership  As a person moves up the organization, certain new powers are associated with that position. Along with the ability to control, direct, organize, [...]

Fire Department Morale What is it, its impact, and how do you build it up?   I hope all of you are enjoying the beautiful summer weather. I also hope that you all appreciate what a great weather [...]

FIRE DEPARTMENT TRAINING OPPORTUNITY I have had the opportunity to teach at the conference for as long as it has been in San Diego. This year I will be conducting three training sessions. John [...]

Fire Department Morale What is it, its impact, and how do you build it up?  I hope all of you are enjoying the beautiful summer weather. I also hope that you all appreciate what a great weather [...]

A TRAIN RIDE Over 25 years ago a friend of mine (Bob Haynes) retired from the Los Angeles Fire Department. When he left he wrote this article about his career. I rediscovered the article in my [...]

Congrats You Are The New Boss— Now What Part 2 Last month I identified some of the challenges new bosses have to deal and I discussed some of the issues I had as a new and very young [...]

In the next couple of months I would like to share with you my thoughts and personal experience about becoming the new boss. I believe I’m really qualified to share this information with you [...]

A Look At Work Relationships And Generation Gaps INTRODUCTION Workplace tension, due to the different generations in today’s workplace, is a topic getting a lot of discussion. The combination of [...]

  Our LAFCU and Bobby Smith If you have been following my BLOGS you are aware that for the past two years I have been a board member of “Police and Fire: The Fallen Heroes.” The Fallen [...]

  The Oral Interview In this article we will discuss good rules to follow and pitfalls to avoid when going through the oral interview process. We will analyze the components of the oral [...]