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Dr. Gamaliel D. Baer is a firefighter/EMT/special operator with Howard County Fire and Rescue (Maryland). He is a reserve officer for the U.S. Coast Guard, and is an adjunct faculty member at Johns Hopkins University, where he teaches Leading and Managing Change for the Master of Science in Organizational Leadership. He lives in Howard County, Md., with his wife and four kids.
Leadership is not defined by the authority of the position, but by the ability to create lasting, voluntary change in others.
‘Is it possible that we use the term “self-leadership” because leadership is just a sexier term and sells better?’
Most ‘leadership’ training focuses on subjective, results-oriented management rather than the objectively definable, human-focused leadership
Leadership and resilience are complex concepts, but they're definable
One component differentiates leadership from management: whether the “leader” uses voluntary or involuntary interactions
Firefighters risk their own lives and health at work while trying to serve the public