Crises, Emergency, Disaster
Earlier this month I got to work with men I wanted to be like as a kid and appreciate and respect today.
I was at the World's best training facility for 1st Responders and Search & Rescue. Teams.
The men were veteran police and firefighters who commanded on 09-11-01 and after in New York as well as in Oklahoma City and after Katrina hit Louisiana.
Cowboy types who exuded quiet confidence, conveyed reassurance, and as a grown man in his 40's, re-instilled the resolve for me to become the man I conjured-up as a kid ridin' a stickhorse, brandishing a gunbelt, and wearing a firehat.
But I gleaned insights that we all need to own everyday but are accelerated by extreme stress:
Values filter decisions
We all live better together as a team
Leaders collaborate with members, set goals, and constantly communicate status We follow people who care about us, demonstrate expertise, and vietmately pursue competitive excellence.
God bless those men, those they train, and all of us with these traits. May they be branded in our essence through crises and serve to improve lives of others.
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