First In, Last Out Audiobook By John Salka Battalion Chief FDNY, Dennis Smith - Introduction by, Barret Neville - With cover art

First In, Last Out

Leadership Lessons from the New York Fire Department

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First In, Last Out

By: John Salka Battalion Chief FDNY, Dennis Smith - Introduction by, Barret Neville - With
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What does it take to lead people into a burning building? How do the leaders of the New York City Fire Department develop so much loyalty, trust, and grace under pressure that their subordinates will risk their very lives for them?

As a high-ranking officer of the FDNY, John Salka is an expert at both practicing and teaching high-stakes leadership. In First In, Last Out, he explains the department's unique strategies and how they can be adopted by leaders in any field - as he has taught them to organizations around the country. In a tough-talking, no-nonsense style, Salka uses real-world stories to convey leadership imperatives such as:

  • First in, last out-your people need to see you taking the biggest risk, as the first one to enter the danger zone and the last to leave
  • Manage change - the fire you fought yesterday is not the one you'll be fighting tomorrow
  • Communicate aggressively-a working radio is worth more than 20,000 gallons of water
  • Create an execution culture - focus your people on the flames, not the smoke
  • Commit to reality - never allow the way you would like things to be to color how things are
©2004 John Salka, Barret Neville (P)2021 Tantor Management & Leadership Leadership Management Business Biographies & Memoirs
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This book was real informative it gave me a different look on how to be a better leader. Even though am not in the fire service I’ve been using some techniques from that book

Gave me a different outlook

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Well known Chief in the Fire Service with good advice on the subject matter. Good base to build off of if you’re just looking into developing leadership skills.

Good start

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Great book on leadership especially for new company Officers and anyone interested in becoming a leader in all aspects

Great read

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If you are aspiring to be a leader this will be a great resource for you. More importantly if you are currently in a leadership position and struggling or just not moving the way you feel you should be First In, Last Out may help you improve yourself as a leader. I read or listen to many different leadership books and this one has a lot of solid guidance. Enjoy and learn!

Outstanding resource

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hurt hearing the part of don't waste water on smoke as that is not the innovation of modern fire science

mentality of others around yourself

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