If you want people to to think, give them intent, not instruction. – L. David Marquet LODD’s: F2001-24 Feb 05, 2001 Fire fighter suffers sudden cardiac death while exercising during his shift – California. 98-F06 Feb 05, 1998 Single-family dwelling fire claims the lives of two volunteer fire fighters – Ohio. In 2008, the Super […]

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca LODD’s: F2007-08 Feb 04, 2007 Career fire fighter dies when trapped by collapsed canopy during a two alarm attached garage fire – Pennsylvania. F2004-45 Feb 04, 2004 Fire fighter suffers sudden cardiac death after repacking a […]

Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people. – Steve Jobs LODD’s: Second day in a row without a NIOSH reported LODD. Firefighterclosecalls.com has reports of several including an incident in Syracuse, NY in 1939 that claimed the lives of 9 firefighters! Here is another story […]

Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people. – Steve Jobs LODD’s: Second day in a row without a NIOSH reported LODD. Firefighterclosecalls.com has reports of several including an incident in Syracuse, NY in 1939 that claimed the lives of 9 firefighters! Here is another story […]

Leadership – leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses. – Mitt Romney Another day without a NIOSH reported LODD, but FireFighterCloseCalls.com has reports of several on it’s history page.

Level 5 leaders [the top level] channel their ego needs away from themselves and into the larger goal of building a great company. It’s not that Level 5 leaders have no ego or self-interest. Indeed, they are incredibly ambitious – but their ambition is first and foremost for the institution, not themselves. – Jim Collins […]