First In, Last Out: Leadership Lessons from the New York Fire Department
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (837 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1591840686 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Richard G. Thomas said Change's your life. Always managing and being a firefighter in parallel never truly made me a better person. Now after having read Salka's book and truly understood my management style and applying Salka's hints, I feel I am truly a good manager. My staff has noticed the . Brian Wiggins said Practical Advice for Front Line Managers. Salka's advice is modeled on the leadership lessons of the New York City Fire Department. He takes many of the basic principles of effective leadership that are used to define the officers of FDNY and applies it to real life situations that can be used. Matthew Dodd said Leadership When and Where Lives are at Stake. As a retired career Marine infantry officer, accounts of and insights from leadership when and where lives are at stake have always held a special meaning for me. This book gets my highest recommendation for anyone interested in learning about leadersh
What does it take to lead people into a burning building? How do the leaders of the New York City Fire Department develop so much loyalty, trust, and grace under pressure that their subordinates will risk their very lives for them? As a high-ranking officer of the FDNY, John Salka is an expert at both practicing and teaching high-stakes leadership. In First In, Last Out, he explains the department’s unique strategies and how they can be adopted by leaders in any field—ashe has taught them to organizations around the country. In a tough-talking, no-nonsense style, Salka uses real-world stories to convey leadership imperatives such as: first in, last out—your people need to see you taking the biggest risk, as the first one toenter the danger zone and the last to leavemanage change—the fire you fought yesterday is not the one you’ll be fighting tomorrowcommunicate aggressively—a working radio is worth more than 20,000 gallons of watercreate an execution culture—focus your people on the flames, not the smokecommit to reality—never allow the way you would like things to be to color how things aredevelop your people—let them feel a little heat today or they’ll get burned tomorrowIllustrated by harrowing real-life situations, the principles in First In, Last Out will help managers become more confident, coherent, and commanding.On the web: firstinleadership
He alternates vivid summaries of historic and terrifying fires (the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory, the 1993 World Trade Center explosion and ground zero) with metaphors from the firehouse to describe three commitments for decisive leadership. Those expecting a macho approach to high-stakes leadership will be pleasantly surprised. --Barbara Mackoff. Salka masterfully leverages examples from fire fighting--"where lack of leadership can kill people"--to create values for leaders in every organization. Other standout chapters focus on the nuances of building trust, clear decision-making and execution and tools for aligning individual and organization goals. Salka's i
. He also teachesleadership to other fire departments across the country and to outside organizations like the U.S. 82, and A Song for Mary. He is currently chairman of First Responders Financial Company. John Salka rose through the ranks of the New York City Fire Department from firefight