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.
Episodes
42 episodes
Episode 44 - Emily Interviews Jersey Rick About His Fire Service Career
In this episode of Firehouse Talks with Jersey Rick, Emily interviews Rick and talks about his career path in the fire service, his military service in both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps, and his business, the Fire Officer Leadership...
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Episode 44
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39:13
Episode 43 - Interview with Chris Robinson, Executive Vice President of the Maxwell Certified Leadership Team
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily interview their first guest, Chris Robinson, executive vice president of the Maxwell Certified Leadership Team. Chris discusses the challenges facing leaders today, mentorship, the importance of having a r...
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Season 2
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Episode 43
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34:30
Episode 42 - A Commitment to Accountability: Anchored in Integrity
In this final episode in the series on Dual Footprints: Becoming a World Class Mentor, Jersey Rick and Emily discuss the vital link between character, integrity, and accountability, and the impact that has on both the mentor and the mentee....
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Season 2
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Episode 42
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29:15
Episode 41 - A Commitment to Grow & Develop: From Comfort to Character
Jersey Rick and Emily continue the series on Dual Footprints: Becoming a World Class Mentor and in this episode discuss how showing up is not good enough, they address John Maxwell's The Law of Intentionality, facing feedback with humility, the...
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Season 2
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Episode 41
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32:19
Episode 40 - A Commitment to Listen: Unlocking Growth Through Presence
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily continue the series on Dual Footprints: Becoming a World Class Mentor. They address the importance of active listening, how listening is a form of respect, creating a listening environment, and how listeni...
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Season 2
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Episode 40
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28:15
Episode 39 - A Commitment to Kill the Ego: Humility in Mentorship
In today's episode, Jersey Rick and Emily continue the series on how to become a world class mentor. Episode 39 discusses a commitment to slaying the ego. In the next three episodes they will address a commitment to listening, growth, and accou...
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Episode 39
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20:39
Episode 38 - A Commitment to be Transparent: The Power of Clarity in Mentorship
In today's episode, Jersey Rick and Emily continue the series on how to become a world class mentor. Episode 38 discusses a commitment to transparency. In the next four episodes they will address a commitment to ego-slaying, listening, growth, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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27:41
How Does Triage Apply to Leadership Development?
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily explain the meaning of triage and how it can be applied to your team when developing their leadership skills and abilities.To learn more about Jersey Rick, the Fire Officer Leadership Academy, and h...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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39:44
Leaders Connect With People
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily discuss the importance of leaders connecting with their team and the impact that has on workplace culture and morale.To learn more about Jersey Rick, the Fire Officer Leadership Academy, and how we ...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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38:14
Investing in People
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily talk about the benefits, importance, and ripple effect of investing in the development of others. They also address the cost of failing to invest in people and finish with practical steps on how to develop...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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45:17
Turning Disappointment into Perseverance
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily address the fact that disappointment is a universal experience. They also talk about the link between expectations and disappointment, transforming disappointment into perseverance and resilience, leading ...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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44:34
Resilience or Resentment
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily talk about the nature of personal resilience versus the trap of resentment. They also discuss the choice to be resilient, leadership, and the importance of cultivating resilience in other people.To ...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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34:07
Wrestling the Gator of Fire Service Retirement
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily talk about what it is like to step away from the fire service after investing 37-years serving the public. Topics include the unexpected challenges of retirement, emotional and mental preparation, and the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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38:32
The Concept of Adaptive Challenges
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily discuss the concept of adaptive challenges. Do you face problems that involve change, that provoke strong emotions, and incite behavior issues? Then you are dealing with an adaptive challenge. Listen to th...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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20:19
A Triad of Strength
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily discuss the triad of strength: integrity, trust, and credibility. When all three are present, people have strong character. However, when one or more of those qualities are absent, there are character issu...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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24:07
Is Your Foundation Solid?
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily discuss a topic that is taken from Rick's book, The Furnace of Leadership Development, and ask the question, "Is your foundation solid?" They talk about an epic employee failure at the Colorado Bu...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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18:35
The Furnace of Leadership Development - 2025 Development
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily continue the conversation from Episode 24 and talk about developing goals for 2025 and building your action plan for the year.To learn more about Jersey Rick, the Fire Officer Leadership Academy, a...
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25:05
The Furnace of Leadership Development: Reflecting on 2024
In this episode, Jersey Rick and Emily discuss the importance of reflecting on 2024 in order to develop your vision (end state) and goals for 2025, which will be discussed in Episode 26 to be released on January 30th.To learn more about...
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22:27
Firehouse Talks with Jersey Rick: Our Mission & Purpose
In this first episode of Season 2, Jersey Rick and his cohost Emily revisit the mission and purpose of the podcast. Additionally, they recap 2024, talk about the most downloaded episodes of the year, and share other information about the podcas...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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34:25
Unity in the Community
In Episode 18, Jersey Rick and Emily discussed Disunity in the Community and the negative impacts on team cohesiveness. As promised in that episode, they now address the aspects of building team unity by establishing expectations, usin...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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31:27
Does an Organization Have a Personality?
In this episode Jersey Rick and Emily dig into five points made by author Stephen R. Taffe in his 2021 book titled Commanding the Pacific: Marine Corps Generals in World War II, and how we can make application in today's world....
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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28:36
Avoiding a Career Tsunami
What is a career tsunami? In this episode, Jersey Rick and his cohost Emily tackle this subject and discuss a recent high profile incident where a U.S. government official experienced such an event. Jersey Rick and Emily dig into the circumstan...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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27:43
What Does it Mean to be a Veteran of the U.S. Military?
In this episode, Jersey Rick and his cohost Emily discuss Rick's time in both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps. They explore Rick's family ties to the military extending back to the American Revolution, his reasons for joining the servi...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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26:20
Are There Monsters in Your Organization?
Are there monsters in your organization? Who are these people? Did they creep in on their own, did they slip through an interview process, or did supervisors from within create these monsters? Listen to this episode as Jersey Rick and his cohos...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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28:05
Disunity in the Community
In this episode, Jersey Rick and his co-host Emily talk about unity and disunity within the framework of the team. They specifically address the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on July 2, 1863, the disunity between two key players and the im...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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30:37