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Welcome to Episode 10 of Fix Your Face Leadership.

This season began with a kid who was running away; from home, from hardship, and sometimes from himself. Somewhere along the way, the fire service gave me a place to belong, leadership gave me a purpose, and life gave me plenty of opportunities to get it wrong.

And that may be the most honest lesson of this entire season: becoming a better leader is never finished. There is no final promotion, perfect title, or magical point where you suddenly have it all figured out. If there is, I definitely missed that meeting.

I am bringing the season full circle to talk about what it means to keep learning, keep serving, and keep becoming.

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Trust is the foundation of effective leadership, but it can disappear in a moment. In this episode, we explore Harvard professor Frances Frei’s Trust Triangle and how authenticity, logic, and empathy shape whether people choose to trust us. Because when leadership gets hard, trust isn’t something you claim. It’s something your people experience.

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In Episode 8 of Leadership is a verb, a fix your face leadership podcast, we explore what pressure is and how to lead through it. Using lessons from the fire service and high-stakes environments, i'll share practical ways leaders can create clarity, build trust, and make effective decisions when conditions change and the answers aren’t obvious.