Combo Medic

When I first thought about this topic I was kind of skeptical about posting it, but then I remembered part of this blog was fun.  I have had several serious topics, but at some point we have to bring together something's that really soundly be brought together.  Kinda like chocolate and grasshoppers...really whoever though that was a good idea!  No my idea goes together like more like A&W Root Beer and Vanilla Ice Cream. Like that of a rabid wildfire, the news of a open executive level position has made its way through the news agency since being uncovered early this Sunday morning.  Even with my prior posts on professional develop might not help you prepare for this position, but like the tasty A&W Root Beer Float, this is a combination that I think would be excellent together.  It was reported that the head coach from the University of Southern California (USC) was informed that his leadership was not longer necessary on campus.  In fact, ...

Are you interested in taking on new opportunities in a department that covers an area of 119 square miles and runs 30000 calls per year.  Then Newport News Virginia is your area.  The International Association of Fire Chiefs is hosting a job posting for Fire Chief of Newport News Virginia Fire Department.  To find more information about this post you can find it here - IAFC posting To apply for the position you can go here - Application   Preferred Qualifications Requires any combination of education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree in Fire, Public, or Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field; Ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience to include 5 years supervisory and management experience as a Chief Officer; Chief Fire Officer (CFO) or Executive Fire Officer (EFO) certification preferred. Requires a comprehensive background investigation to include a local, state and federal criminal history check and ...

( www.amazon.com ) Tonight I began reading the Tony Dungy book "The Mentor Leader".  Everybody that has small knowledge of the NFL knows about Tony Dungy and his reputation and I can only wish that I was part of the Colts organization to be a fly on the wall to hear just a few words of his leadership style.  While I am still just in the beginning of this book I have already started to look at things slightly different than I did before.  So I started to look in my history and see who my mentors have been, or who they might currently be.  I looked at why I chose them, or why I considered them my mentors and I can really see that I jumped right into those because of their ability to get me where I want to be.  In the beginning of the book Coach Dungy states that most people look to get their leadership skills from those that have awesome bank accounts or tremendous winning percentages, but never for the way a leader is viewed, for what they really do....