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Comment by Lisa Bell on September 11, 2009 at 5:08pm

We created a group for fans of EMS Insider. Join us for the latest news and controversies related to managers and supervisors.

Comment by Scott C. Holliday on August 5, 2009 at 11:26am

I worked as an EMS leader in FDNY EMS for many years and would like to contribute to this forum.

Comment by Thomas Durkee on June 24, 2009 at 1:29am

Is access to medical care a fundamental right? Join me in the discussion here:
http://connect.jems.com/forum/topics/should-emtala-be-rewritten-as

Comment by Lisa Bell on April 17, 2009 at 12:10pm

New video of Jerry Overton posted today!

Comment by Katherine Fuchs on March 18, 2009 at 12:06am

James,

I think that the people who work for you will tell you whether you're leading them or managing them. I was recently rated in a 360 eval and I can tell you that my perception of my "leadership" was somewhat, although not totally different, from that of my direct reports. What I've taken away from my own experience in this type of evalutation process is that your direct reports need to feel that they are contributing in a meaningful way to progress or change within your department and that they need to know that you have the clout to move some of their insights and innovation forward. There is a lot of talent out there. If any of you, Will, have worked for me and if I've never said thank you, let me say in a very public forum now, thank you. I think that many of us would benefit from being evaluated from the bottom up. What do the rest of you think?

Kathy

Comment by Skip Kirkwood on February 14, 2009 at 3:36pm

Check out the question I've posted at http://connect.jems.com/profiles/blogs/the-ems-labor-movement-or.

I'd be interested in your thoughts!

Skip

Comment by James T. Laidlaw IV on February 7, 2009 at 8:40pm

Thanks Skip!

It's interesting...I took the whole audio "TAPE" series and burned it digitally to mp3 format on my computer.....only to discover the site had "most" of them already in that format. I have a rare commute but listen to them and amd starting to catch up on the EMS Garage podcasts, or my UMBC Lectures.

Comment by Skip Kirkwood on February 7, 2009 at 8:03pm

Hey James,

I made Mike's MP3 lectures in to an album that is permanently loaded on my MP3 player for use while I commute. Mike is an excellent and informative speaker, and most importantly he lives and believes that he says.

I'm also thrilled that you are in the UMBC grad program. EMS badly needs folks who are educated in the business, can research, write, speak, etc. I'm hoping, with Brian Maguire's return and continued effort by all that UMBC will be one of the main "academic centers of excellence" for the EMS world in the US, like Charles Sturt University and Monash have become in Australia.

Keep up the good work.

Skip

Comment by James T. Laidlaw IV on February 7, 2009 at 7:54pm

Hey all...I just found this group the other day. Mostly because I heard on some little podcast, all the time Skip has been spending online in these.

I'm currently working on my Master's degree through UMBC (One of the courses I am currently taking is Quality Management with Taigman) and was curious looking through the main comments, How many people Lead or manage? The concepts Mike has been talking about and that I have followed all point towards leadership and I have the greatest respect for him. If you haven't already purchased his audio series, it is available for FREE download at www.emsleader.com. Would like to hear what other people think of those topices...including (esp.) Skip

Comment by Skip Kirkwood on February 1, 2009 at 6:27pm

Hey Kevin,

What happened to IPSLEI.org? The link above now takes you to an IAFF web site.

Skip

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