Leadership Stories
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“I Can Hear You”
Twenty-five years ago, a president climbed onto a wrecked fire engine with a borrowed bullhorn and found his voice.
The Fire Chief who Built the Incident Command System (Alan Brunacini, USA)
Alan Brunacini spent half a century turning fire ground chaos into a system that brings firefighters home.
The Firefighters Who Kept Climbing (FDNY Leaders on 9/11, USA)
One chief held the lobby where the signals converged. Another climbed to see what was real. Calm information is a form of rescue.
The Wireman Who Kept Sending as the Ship was Sinking (Jack Phillips, Titanic’s Senior Wireless Operator)
On a sinking ship, Jack Phillips held the last working channel and kept sending. When everything breaks, the signal becomes the mission.
February in World War II: The Words and the Lessons Left Behind
Churchill asked for tools. Goebbels demanded total war. John reads February in World War II through the words leaders chose.
FDR's Radio Address: Prayer on D-Day, June 6, 1944
On the night of June 6, 1944, Franklin Roosevelt didn't give a speech. He led the nation in prayer. John on why it mattered.