Recruitment and retention are by far the topics we get asked about most often at EMS Leadership Academy. It is understandable because it is a pervasive issue that is threatening the viability and stability of EMS organizations around the world. Recruitment and retention are usually talked about in one breath as if they are one […]
The Importance of Leading From a Vision
This time of year, most people have their attention on change of some sort. Whether you call them resolutions, goals, strategic plans or something else the point is to change how it is to how you’d like it to be. The sense of a clean slate at the beginning of the new year seems to […]
Are You Willing? 3 Essential Questions to Ask Yourself
“You must be willing to let go of the idea that how you currently see it is the right or only way to see it.”Are You Willing? At the beginning of every year, most people have their attention on change of some sort. Whether you call them resolutions, goals, objectives, strategic plans or something else […]
EMS Without Stress
What if stress, pressure and overwhelm are not required for EMS? There is a pervasive belief in EMS that stress, pressure, overwhelm and even burnout come with the territory; that due to the nature of the job, stress is a given. And it’s no wonder! Virtually every waking moment we are in survival mode, (also […]
Slow down to speed up.
“I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.” – Joseph Campbell When’s the last time you felt truly alive or were in the present moment experiencing life vs. hurrying, frantically trying to get it all done? Most professionals today struggle […]
Are you taking care of you?
All too often self-care is the first thing to go when we are under stress. It can feel frivolous or like a luxury when there are so many things demanding our attention. We implore you to reconsider that thinking. The MOST IMPORTANT element for peak performance to occur is physical and mental well-being. Study after […]
Welcome Dissent. Wait, You want me to do what?!
As leaders, sometimes we don’t want to hear the bad stuff. We don’t want to hear the reasons why not. We don’t to hear more of what people are gossiping and complaining about. We don’t want to hear it, mostly, because we don’t know what to do with dissent. That’s where the shift needs to […]
It’s Not What You Say; It’s What They Think It Means
Despite this most people spend the vast majority of their energy and attention on what they are going to say rather than how it is going to be listened to. People listen through their assessments, opinions, interpretations, expectations, etc. Despite the fact that these things are based on past experiences and have very little (if […]
Do people hate change?
Do people resist (or hate) change? Your immediate answer might be yes …
Never Believe a Prediction That Does Not Empower You
If you are like most people, you are plagued with thoughts day and night that are disempowering. You talk to yourself in ways you wouldn’t tolerate from anybody else. This negative self talk does more than just make you feel bad; you often get “talked out of” the very things you really want to do […]
