A beloved, well-respected figure in the fire community, Chief Ronny Coleman has spent the last 20 years imparting his wisdom in the pages of Fire Chief magazine. Chief’s Clipboard collects 100 of the most influential columns from Chief Coleman’s writings. These columns address a broad range of issues--from leadership, to health and safety, to succession planning--that all fire chiefs face in the course of their daily work. Many of the columns reflect actual events and critical turning points in the careers of firefighters moving up through the ranks.
Chief’s Clipboard offers sound advice on how fire chiefs should develop their leadership, engage their staff, survive political situations within their organizations and communities, take care of themselves, and bring honor to the profession. Chief Coleman’s real-world approach and his ability to summon the future of the fire service and place it in a context that all can understand make this an invaluable addition to any fire chief’s reading list.
From the text . . .
"Leadership is taking an organization from where it is to where it has to be sometime in the future. One of the catch phrases used to describe these phenomena is that leadership is doing the right things, and management is doing things the right way."
From the Foreword . . .
"Twenty years of articles from the Chief's Clipboard reflect a truth that Chief Coleman taught me long ago: Take away a lesson learned from every experience and encounter, and, if it is a lesson of value, share it with others."
Randy R. Bruegman
Chief, Fresno Fire Department
Fresno, California