What Brian Williams can Teach Fire Service Leaders (and the rest of us)

Celebrity anchor Brian Williams was suspended from NBC News after Stars and Stripes broke the story that his oft-repeated tale of coming under fire in a Chinook helicopter was essentially a big, flying bag of lies.  There has been much clucking and condemnation from all quarters, especially from veterans who have actually been fired upon, […]

Drawing the Line

Back in November I posted, “Holding the Line,”  arguing that leaders have a broad, important responsibility to execute directives from higher in their organizations.  On that basis, we sometimes have to take actions or uphold standards for our team members, even when we do not fully agree with those actions or standards.   I also promised […]