2020 Virginia Fire + Rescue Conference

Courage Under Fire: Striving for Greatness! (Room Ballroom)

22 Feb 20
3:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Leadership and Managment

Successful organizations don’t happen by chance. It takes focus, drive, determination, persistence & a collaborative team effort, among other things, to be successful & more importantly sustainable & relevant in today’s world. Striving for Greatness is not easy; it requires some to get out of a routine they have fallen into & gotten used to: complacency, apathy, boredom, pessimism, group think, lack of desire for change & ultimately the desire to maintain the status quo. It’s not about us; it is about the organization we are fortunate to be a part of & more importantly those we are expected to serve & lead. Striving for Greatness means we will be the best we can be & that we will challenge our personnel & our organization to be the best they can be. If we do not lead by example, how do we expect others to follow? It’s not about our title or position we hold. It’s about what we do to leave our organization better than we found it & our personnel better than when they first met us!