jump seat leadership

Joined on this episode by Josh Chase and we talked about all things leadership, especially when it comes to leading from where you are.  We discussed the lack of focus on developing leaders from the ground up in the fire service.  Why he wrote the books he wrote and the journey he has been through. Mental health, and overcoming adversity... and as always every topic and question that the audience decided to throw at us!

Josh Chase is a lieutenant with Norfolk Fire Rescue in Virginia, and is a 15-year veteran of the fire service. He has a passion for leadership and strengthening firefighters to lead at the informal level. Josh is the author of Jump Seat Leadership: The Guide to Informal Leadership in the Fire Service, and also Take the Lead: The Guide to Taking Ownership of Your Life. He currently runs the Jump Seat Leadership Facebook page and teaches informal leadership in the fire service. Josh is also the recipient of the fire service Medal of Honor, which he received in 2019 after rescuing a child from a two-alarm apartment fire. 

Before he entered the fire service, his leadership abilities were developed and tested while he served as a sergeant in the United States Army. Josh was a crew chief and door gunner for black hawk helicopters in western Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Through his military service, fire service career, and life experience, it is his mission to strengthen, encourage, and empower others to embrace leadership as a core principle to succeed in any venue.

Learn more at JoshChase.org.

Joining me today is Josh Chase, author of the book “Jump Seat Leadership”. This book speaks to a lot of the things I’ve been talking about lately - the need for more informal leadership. I learned a lot from this discussion and loved engaging with Josh on the topic because he obviously shares a passion for the subject.

Find Josh at Joshchase.org or on Facebook at the Jump Seat Leadership page. Jump Seat Leadership can be purchased from Amazon.