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In today’s episode, we are in the second part of the webinar, Overcoming Adversity. We will be joined Tim is joined by a legendary fire chief, Chief John Buckman, the fire chief of German Township Fire Department, Indiana for 35 years, Dan Seidberg, the President of iamresponding.com, and Dr. Pat Lynch who has been working in consulting with fire rescue agencies since 2007 and as an associate for Emergency Services Consulting International.

In this webinar series, we provide resources and tools for first responders and those in healthcare and fire chiefs as leaders. And really, the tips that the speakers shared on leadership, communication, and self-care apply to all of us, especially in this challenging time.

So come on and let’s join them in this episode that is packed with useful strategies that will keep us growing in becoming a far more mesmerizing leader.

Quotes:

“We need to make sure that we can help them [people/members] address their concerns and reduce their vulnerability so that they can live a long and happy and well life.” – John Buckman

“Leaders should never stop seeing future possibilities and opportunities.” – John Buckman

“People look up to you to the extent that if you do or do not take care of yourselves, they will do the same thing.” – Dr. Pat Lynch

“Developing your self-awareness and your situational awareness will help you establish and respect your boundaries.”  – Captain Rian Glassford

“It takes courage to ask for help and that not asking for help is not courageous.” – Dr. Pat Lynch

“You need to recognize what you’re doing and the value that you’re providing to your communities, especially these days.”  – Dr. Pat Lynch

“It’s not about being in charge, it’s about taking care of the people that are in your charge.” – Tim Shurr

Mentions:

https://www.facebook.com/TimShurr

https://mesmerizingleadership.com/ 

John Hopkins University’s CoViD-19 Map

https://iamresponding.com/

Show Notes:

(00:20) Introduction to the webinar

(02:30) Introduction of the speakers

(05:17) The reality of the CoVid-19 case and its seriousness

(08:10) Adjusting your leadership style because of the present circumstance

(10:25) Balancing the tasks accordingly

(10:57) Kinds of training that needs to be provided

(11:30) Increasing our communication and get credible information

(12:51) Controlling the drama

(13:49) Having competent leadership

(14:45) Have fun, appreciate, and be nice

(15:53) People are vulnerable

(18:01) Turning to credible news sources

(19:15) The importance of self-care

(20:20) The story of Captain Rian Glassford

(23:04) The story of Ray Ronnie

(25:27) The story of Patrick Mahoney

(27:19) The story of Paul Burn

(28:50) Debriefing after the saves and the non-saves

(29:22) Setting boundaries 

(30:32) Communicating and maintaining your boundaries

(31:15) Knowing your limitation and working with them

(33:55) Choosing our focus

(36:26) Spending time with people that energizes ou

(39:44) How mesmerizing leaders think

(42:47) Learning leadership skills from a pack of wolves in the wild

(45:01) It’s about taking care of your people

(45:22) Average Leaders vs. Mesmerizing Leaders   

(45:56) Mesmerizing leaders do whatever it takes

(47:05) Mesmerizing leaders always focus on where we are and where we’re headed to 

(48:21) Mesmerizing leaders focus on intention, vision, and facts  

(49:54) Mesmerizing leaders are looking for what’s possible

(51:17) When we are pressured

(52:24) Mesmerizing leaders remain calm and prioritize things

(54:02) Mesmerizing leaders are open to learning from the situation and thinks how they can show up

(55:58) Mesmerizing leaders focus on outcomes that they want to happen 

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