This thoughtful and authoritative book demonstrates how the leadership and management principles that safeguarded firefighters under extreme pressure can also drive success in the business world. Authored by a seasoned firefighter turned business leader, it is an essential read for anyone navigating professional challenges or leading a team in pursuit of a resilient corporate culture.
In the wake of leadership and experience gaps left by the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses still face the daunting task of rebuilding a thriving culture. This fully revised edition offers a proven framework designed to help senior management teams unlock their potential and reshape their organizations for long-term success.
Drawing on real firefighting experiences as powerful lessons, it demonstrate how time-tested principles can improve processes, empower employees, and transform business culture. With vivid, high-stakes stories, these lessons are brought to life and seamlessly applied to real-world business challenges. Packed with practical insights, it equips senior executives with problem-solving vision, effective planning strategies, and the ability to inspire teams to excel.

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Resolute Leadership
Building Unbreakable Cultures with Principles Tested in Fire
- 265 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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Table of contents
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I: Improve Your Process
- Chapter 1: Ordinary People in Extraordinary Situations
- Chapter 2: CPR for Business Success
- Chapter 3: Creating Continuous Incremental Improvement
- Chapter 4: Predicting a Safer Future
- Chapter I: Part I Review Improve Your Process
- Part II: Empower Your People
- Chapter 5: You Go, I Go: Anatomy of High-Performance Teamwork
- Chapter 6: Ten Success Orders for Business Firefighting
- Chapter 7: Goal Assurance System
- Chapter 8: Show the Way Forward Long Before Things Get Rocky
- Chapter II: Part II Review Empower Your People
- Part III: Transform Your Culture
- Chapter 9: The Two Most Important Questions for Project Managers
- Chapter 10: Inspire Your Team to Embrace a Sense of Urgency
- Chapter 11: Igniting a Class 1 Culture
- Conclusion: The Spark That Ignites
- Chapter III: Part III Review Transform Your Culture
- Index
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