What Does It Mean to Lead with Love?
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What Does It Mean to Lead with Love?

B1IntermediateSeptember 13, 20261 hr 3 min

On this episode of Perspectives on Leadership, host Steve Shaw sits down with Dr. Robert "Navy Bob" Roncska. Shaw asks the retired U.S. Navy captain to translate submarine-tested leadership into practical fire service tactics. They unpack the concept of leading with love and a servant mindset. They also identify and explore three early-warning failures and demonstrate the benefits of relationship-first leadership.

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Good morning, good afternoon or good evening depending on where ever and whenever you are listening. Welcome to the perspectives on leadership podcast. Proudly brought to you by fire engineering. As always, I'm your host, Steve Shaw, a deputy fire chief for Jupiter fire rescue. I'm a proud member of the fire engineering family. And as always, my deepest

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This gratitude goes out to everybody for choosing to listen to this podcast. You got a ton of podcasts out there, a million things going on, and you're choosing to listen to this one. So my deepest appreciation.

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And like always, I say it every time we do this and I don't mind saying it, my mission is the simplest mission I can, is to deliver real world applicable leadership insights that enhance our fire rescue service. So thank you for listening and let's dive right in.

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