Eric Saylorsin0covid19Sense-making in the fire service during COVID-19What we knowApr 10, 2020Apr 10, 2020
Eric SaylorsSuccession planning in the fire serviceA leader who is not developing the people he serves is a leader in appearance only.Dec 12, 2019Dec 12, 2019
Eric SaylorsFire service leadership constructsBelow you will find tenets of leadership divided into sections: a leadership overview, attributes of leaders, levels of leadership…Dec 12, 2019Dec 12, 2019
Eric SaylorsFire service reading listAs a starting point, I’ve assembled a list of books designed to incorporate the science of hard and soft skills. From complexity science…Dec 12, 2019Dec 12, 2019
Eric SaylorsThe Shape of RiskThe following is a summary of my presentation at the “Center for Homeland Security and Defense Education Summit.”Oct 31, 2019Oct 31, 2019
Eric SaylorsCommand NOT Control — The 4th Generation of Firefighting4th gen. firefighting bends the policies to the incident, not the incident to the policies.Sep 28, 20193Sep 28, 20193
Eric SaylorsRescue task force is not a strategy, it is a tacticThe challenge of the Rescue task force is a case of “Always doing things right, but not always doing the right thing.”May 1, 2019May 1, 2019
Eric SaylorsinTowards Data ScienceThinking of “Risk“ in the Fire ServiceThe MetaphorJun 8, 20182Jun 8, 20182
Eric SaylorsFirefighters are not machines; they need sleep.The quote “I’ll have plenty of time to sleep when I am dead.[i]” is a self-fulling prophecy. Lack of sleep is an early death sentence, and…Jan 6, 20181Jan 6, 20181
Eric SaylorsFire Departments are not businesses; They are critical infrastructureImagine if your doctor prescribed a daily dose of cocaine to maximize the production of your heart. After concluding your heart is…Aug 30, 20176Aug 30, 20176