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I have over 48-years of leadership and supervisory experience in chaotic and dynamic environments. *Founder and owner of the Fire Officer Leadership Academy providing leadership training, coaching, and mentoring to firefighters and fire departments, and the author of The Furnace of Leadership Development, an Amazon international best-seller. *Publish a weekly leadership blog that is posted on my website and on LinkedIn. Additionally, my daughter and I host a bi-weekly podcast called Firehouse Talks with Jersey Rick: Igniting Leadership Excellence. *Retired as a battalion chief from the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority in Larimer County, Colorado after serving as a firefighter for thirty-seven years and with Loveland Fire for over twenty-nine. During my time with Loveland Fire Rescue I led the hazardous materials team, wildland firefighting program, recruiting program, health and safety program, and the special operations team. As a battalion chief I served as a shift commander and training chief. *Veteran of both the United States Air Force (aircraft maintenance and firefighter) and United States Marine Corps (firefighter and aviation operations). *Certified coach, trainer, and speaker with the Maxwell Leadership Team, and a certified DISC behavior consultant. *Possess a BS in business administration, a MS in executive fire service leadership, and I'm a graduate of the National Fire Academy's Executive Fire Officer Program where I authored four research papers including two on situational awareness and decision-making. *Specialties: Team leadership, personal and team development, coaching and mentoring, teaching and instruction, program management, research, and writing. *In the absence of leadership, decisiveness vaporizes, indecision rules, and talent walks out the door. Don't let that happen to you or your organization. Through teaching, coaching, and mentoring I can help you move beyond information overload and engage in developing you as a better leader.