FDIC会议导演黛安·罗斯柴尔德（Diane Rothschild）最近与Deputy Chief (Ret.) Frank Viscuso, Kearny (NJ) Fire Department, who will give his keynote “是时候加紧了！” at the FDIC 2020 Opening Ceremony Day 2, about the whole FDIC International “experience.”
博士：How long have you been teaching/attending FDIC International?
FV：I have been teaching for and attending FDIC since 2012. This will be my ninth consecutive year presenting at the conference.
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博士：How did you get into instructing in general?
FV：我已经为商业和体育团队提供领导力和团队发展培训已有25年以上。1998年，我成为一名经过认证的消防教练，并开始担任组织的培训官。从那里，我开始在新泽西州教授课程。我的书之后Step Up and Leadwas published, Jim Duffy from Wallingford, Connecticut, asked me if I could provide officer development training for the members of his organization. I met Jim at FDIC one year earlier. I accepted his offer. That was the first of hundreds of presentations I have given throughout North America and Europe.
博士：是什么让您在FDIC International的经验除了参加其他会议之外？
FV：Without exaggeration, FDIC has been career and life altering for me. I always heard about the brotherhood that existed in the fire service (sisters included); however, I never really understood how powerful the bond among firefighters really was until I attended my first FDIC conference. The sheer scope of this conference is almost incomprehensible. More than 30,000 brothers and sisters meeting for one week to attend hands-on training, workshops, and classroom sessions, all with one goal in mind–to make our organizations and the fire service industry better. The energy that comes from FDIC is unlike the energy at any other event I have ever attended, and the lifelong bonds that are formed are absolutely priceless. This is one of the reasons so many regular attendees refer to FDIC as the “Greatest Show on Earth.”
博士：您对在开幕式上被选为主题演讲的反应是什么？
FV：After Bobby Halton [education director] told me that I was going to be the keynote speaker in 2020, I hung up the phone, put my hands up to my face, and thanked God for this honor. It was an emotional moment for me for many reasons. One reason was the fact that the first year I taught at FDIC, I received a few bad reviews. For a couple of days, I thought I would probably never teach at FDIC again. But then I realized that if I have an emotional reaction to every negative comment that is said about me, I will suffer for the rest of my life. I also acknowledged that someone’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality. I used the bad evaluations as a building block, adapted my teaching style and content, and continued to move forward. Being asked to keynote eight years after those reviews was satisfying because it made me understand that the prize is often rewarded to the people who don’t give up or give in. Grit and tenacity can beat out raw talent in the end, and they often do.
博士：What do you think is the most pressing issue facing the fire service today and why?
FV：每个人都我n the fire service needs to realize that, regardless of their rank, they are in a leadership role. Rank means nothing to the person who dials 911. We are great at teaching our firefighters about strategy and tactics. We are great at putting out fires and extricating victims from entrapments. However, people in influential and decision-making positions need to realize that we also need strategy and tactics when dealing with people. It’s important that today’s领导者了解如何激励周围的人,build士气,constructively critique team members, identify and deal with insubordination, and set higher standards. Having worked with thousands of firefighters from hundreds of organizations, I have heard the gripes of many frustrated firefighters and officers at all levels, and it often comes down to ineffective leadership. This is why I am fully committed to continuing to provide today’s and tomorrow’s leaders with the tools they need to lead, manage, and motivate their teams. We can’t accept minimum standards. Minimum standards are one step above inadequate. We have to strive for excellence. The people who call for us when they need help deserve the best response possible. It all starts with leadership, and every firefighter at every rank is a leader within their community.
博士：What is your “takeaway” from a week at FDIC International?
FV：我最大的收获是，我的组织或消防部门的积极改变并不小或微不足道。像世界上大多数人一样，我想看到我的工作场所的积极变化。而且，像世界上大多数人一样，我正在等待有人加紧努力。参加FDIC之后，我意识到我可能是进行这些更改的人。几年前，我不再寻找其他人来领导，并开始改变我控制的事情。这始于我改变自己的前景和态度，并最终通过编写70多种标准操作准则，制定驾驶员培训和试用消防员培训计划，并获得超过300万美元的赠款，从而最终竭尽所能改变组织。参加FDIC之后，我感到有能力，并意识到自己可以做更多的事情。我不再希望别人成为带领我的团队到更好的地方的人。如果需要改变，我愿意成为主动这样做的人。我还不断提醒自己，无论我没有改变，我都在选择。
博士：谁是您的外国国外国际榜样，为什么？
FV：Bobby Haltonis at the top of my list, but the fact is I have met most of my best friends at FDIC. I can’t name them all because I would surely miss someone and regret not listing them all because they all serve as role models of mine. The import thing that I want anyone reading this to know is that the people who influenced me the most weren’t always the ones in front of the largest rooms or those who traveled throughout the states helping improve the fire service. Some of the people who inspire me the most are the ones who work in organizations run by dysfunctional leadership or organizations that have fallen into a coma of complacency; however, they continue to press forward and try to make positive change within their organization. And believe me, we have no shortage of positive culture creators within our industry. Those are the ones I look up to. I raise my glass and tip my helmet to those people. They inspire me to continue to fight the good fight.
博士：您对初次与会者有什么建议？
FV：不要错过20英尺的会议。FDIC是一次了不起的体验，但是有些人很容易陷入环境中。我建议参加社交活动。欣赏印第安纳波利斯周围的景象是值得的。与志趣相投的人在班级之间建立联系至关重要，但不要一路走到印第安纳州的印第安纳波利斯，而只是在20英尺处错过了会议。进入教室并尽可能多地吸收信息，以便将其带回您的组织。在其中一个教室中，您很有可能会听到可以改变职业或生活方向的单词。这一次是在一次会议上发生的。房间前的演讲者说：“一个人的领导者可以成为许多人的领导者，但是如果您不能领导，您将永远不会带领任何领导。”即使房间已经满了，我也觉得这些话似乎直接与我说话，这些话改变了我的生活。 It’s important that everyone goes into the classrooms understanding that sometimes all you need is to take away one good sentence or one great idea that you can implement within your life or organization to make your time in that session worthwhile. Seek out those sentences and ideas with an open mind, and enjoy the “Greatest Show on Earth.”
Thursday, April 23, 2020
上午8：00：00上午
Sagamore Ballroom, Indiana Convention Center
主题演讲：“是时候加强了！”
Deputy Chief (Ret.) Frank Viscuso, Kearny (NJ) Fire Department
No one anoints a leader. A person may be promoted to a position or a rank, but no one assigns a leader. True leadership is movement, not position. Leadership is a choice, but so is procrastination. You don’t have to ask for permission to be a leader. You simply have to recognize the fact that it is time for you to step up and begin leading YOU. We are all human beings with the same basic needs. We want to feel loved. We want to provide for those we love. We want to matter and make a difference somehow, some way. For many, the most fulfilling way to make a difference is to lead others in a mission. But to do so, we must first learn to lead ourselves, because if you can’t lead YOU, you can’t lead, PERIOD! This keynote will inspire you to do and be more. It will remind you that you are not too small or insignificant to make a difference in your organization. It will encourage you to “Step Up and Lead.”
副总(Ret)。弗兰克Viscuso 27年on the Kearny (NJ) Fire Department. He is a regular contributor to Fire Engineering and has written eight books, including the bestsellers加紧领导，加强团队合作，andCommon Valor: True Stories from America’s Bravest (Volume 1).In 1996, he was selected Firefighter of the Year in his department and received the Medal of Valor for jumping into the freezing Passaic River on a cold winter night to rescue a man from drowning. He was also honored by VFW Post 1302 and the Knights of Columbus for his actions that evening. In 2016, he received the New Jersey State FMBS Mark Virag Memorial Brotherhood Award–the organization’s highest honor, which recognizes unselfish actions in the true spirit of brotherhood–for going beyond the call of duty to aid a brother firefighter he had never met.
