Boss Power Part 2

Terry Garrison, Nick Brunacini, and John Vance (The Silverbacks) are back with a new Silverback module (available to all Blue Card subscribers).

We pick up part two of Boss Power and get blunt about how a leader’s angels and demons shape firefighter behavior and department culture. We keep coming back to one simple filter that prevents most boss mistakes: focus on the work, use the process, and do not let ego drive decisions.

We talk about:
• angels versus demons as a practical leadership model
• why boss misconduct carries bigger consequences than worker misconduct
• how demon-led management triggers sabotage, rumor, and malicious obedience
• positional power versus informal workforce power
• focusing on the work as the cleanest way to lead and correct behavior
• inclusive communication that brings the workers in early
• why you do not know someone until they have power over you
• cosplay leadership and the danger of not understanding fireground work
• tradition, SCBA, and the cost of unnecessary risk
• line of duty death learning, accountability, and executive responsibility
• “Take the process seriously, not yourself” as a leadership anchor
• discipline that stays human while following a clear process

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