Firehouse Talks with Jersey Rick: Igniting Leadership Excellence
Join Jersey Rick and his co-host Emily to elevate your leadership knowledge, skills, and abilities. As a military veteran of both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps, and drawing from a career in the fire service, we discuss everything from leadership styles and methods to communication and decision making.
To learn more about Jersey Rick and the Fire Officer Leadership Academy, visit our website at https://www.fireofficerleadershipacademy.com.
Podcasting since 2024 • 54 episodes
Firehouse Talks with Jersey Rick: Igniting Leadership Excellence
Latest Episodes
Episode 56 - Why Do I Have to Clean the Toilets?
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily discuss Dr. Tim Elmore’s acronym ALEG: asking, listening, empathizing, and guiding as it applies to a firefighter who asked the question of his lieutenant, “Why do I have to clean the toilets?”To le...
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Episode 55 - Fostering a Healthy Workplace Culture with Robin Baker
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily interview Robin Baker, a Society of Human Resource Managers-certified HR professional. She is a certified trainer through The Bob Pike Group and a certified facilitator for Working Genius. They discuss the...
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Episode 54 - Burt Clark, Leading the Charge for Firefighter Safety
In this episode, Jersey Rick interviews Dr. Burton Clark about firefighter safety, injuries, and deaths. Burt has been in the fire service for 45 years. He was a firefighter in Washington, DC, Assistant Fire Chief in Laurel, MD, and the Managem...
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Episode 53 - Abraham Lincoln and Leadership
February 12th is Abraham Lincoln’s 217th birthday. In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily look at our 16th President’s leadership and discuss character before rank, building strong teams, and learning from failure.To learn more about Jer...
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Episode 52 - From the Badge to Business
In this episode, From the Badge to Business, Jersey Rick interviews Hannah Gleditsch a former Loveland, Colorado police officer and now the owner of Colorado Coffee in Loveland. Rick and Hannah talk about her career, leadership, PEER s...
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