Promoted Over Your Friends: How to Lead the Crew You Came Up With
Name the change, have the private talks early, and hold one standard for everybody, starting your next shift.
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Plain talk on the parts of the officer's job the test doesn't cover. Two articles so far. More are being written.
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Buddy to Boss
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Buddy to Boss
Buddy to Boss: A Field Guide to Leading Former Peers as a New Fire Officer
Stage by stage, from the days before your first shift to day 90: what to say, what to watch for, and the mistakes to skip.
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