特雷福上士亚历克西斯,374土木工程师quadron fire protection NCO in charge of training, waits to enter a flashover trainer on August 4, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Delano Scott.)
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In General Colin Powell’s autobiography,我的美国旅程, Powell points out the fact that “Someone is always watching.” If you enjoy learning about leadership, do yourself a huge favor and get a copy of this book. Keep it close at hand and review its lessons often.
在讨论的主题中，鲍威尔（Powell）写道，总是在许多人的关注之下。在大多数情况下，“观察者”并没有试图确保鲍威尔表现良好并变得成功，而是要在表现不佳或更糟糕的情况下抓住他的行为。凭借鲍威尔将军的遗产 - 取得了巨大的成功和伟大的成就，反对者密切关注，但很少有错误。
Nonetheless, many people watched every aspect of Powell’s life so that they could get unfavorable information about him in an attempt to cast doubt onto this rising star, thereby eroding Powell’s credibility and limiting his career. Plain and simple, their hope in watching Powell closely was to undermine the military and political greatness of this amazing American hero. Of course, General Powell rose above the scrutiny and gave us all a very clear message: Do the right thing, even when no one is watching! Because, as Powell notes, if a person does the right thing when no one is watching, they assuredly will do the right thing when others are watching. Always be mindful that “Someone is always watching.”
To underline the General’s sage advice and warning, a few years ago I was flying across the country to go to the Alaska Fire Chiefs Conference. Because of the length of the flight, I was able to finish the book that I carried along and was looking for more reading material. In the seat back pocket, I found a folded-upWall Street Journal消息paper; that was just the ticket to keep me occupied me on the flight segment from Seattle to Anchorage. As I scoured the slightly used copy, I found an interesting story about the proliferation of security cameras in all of North America.
The news article pointed out that security cameras are placed everywhere; they are in areas such as grocery stores, ATM machines, hotels, throughout casinos and gas stations (just ask the three US 2016 Olympic swimmers about security cameras that are in Rio), just to name a few. On average, a person’s image will appear on a security camera about 22 times per day every day. The news piece pointed out that if someone is living in an urban area, he is captured more often than a rural counterpart based on the sheer number of commercial occupancies present in big cities. The light bulb flashed once again: “Someone is always watching.”
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Recently, the Federal District Court system invited me to attend a court case as a defense “guest” (witness) in a wrongful termination case. At stake was a lot of city money; the plaintiff was suing for years’ worth of back pay, which was a large lump sum of cash (around seven figures). With so much on the line, the city’s defense attorney would update me from time to time about the details of the case. It seemed like the lawyer called me a dozen times to have conversations regarding trial preparation issues. Being a “named defendant,” I was scheduled to appear in the courtroom a few days after the federal civil case got underway.
随着证词的出现，该市的辩护律师在一个漫长的准备电话中指出，原告的法律团队有两台计算机打开并运行，并连接到互联网。这些设备坐在法庭桌上。我的个人Twitter页面在其中一个设备上，我的个人Facebook页面在另一个设备上打开。该市理事会指出，在90分钟的中午休息时间里，原告的律师涌向我的社交媒体，在两个地点上查看了一切。辩护律师想知道我在两个社交媒体网站上播放了哪些与试用有关的帖子。
我能够迅速做出回应 - 我没有发布与此试验有关的单个项目或问题。该市的律师感到放心和高兴，我没有发出与此案有关的一条推文或帖子。我很高兴减少原告律师在证人盒中尝试我的抵押饲料。在短短的几天内，我被召集到15号联邦法庭。很快，是时候告诉八位陪审员对此案件的所有知识。
我问该市的律师：“反对理事会将如何处理与我可能发布的案件有关的任何社交媒体信息。”我继续对他说：“这是《第一修正案》的受保护演讲，对吗？”答案是，他不知道反对律师会如何处理我可能发布的任何信息，但是无论如何，这肯定没有什么好处。此外，它与其他任何演讲一样受到保护，但它肯定可以成为该或任何其他审判的质疑或对话的一部分。该市的律师感谢我，并问我是否会在所有社交媒体方面保持沉默，直到案件完成后。我毫不犹豫地同意了他的要求，无意增加可能发生的潜在伤害。
Once again, I heard the General’s voice reaching out to me from the pages of his book: “Someone is always watching.” Truer words have never been spoken. In today’s society, be careful of what you say, be careful of what you do, and be careful of what you write. In a recent Alan Brunacini leadership conference, the chief offered another of his many quotable quotes: “Public men and women live public lives. What they do and say will be watched, closely.” Think about that before you hit the “Send” or “Post” button.
(And by the way: Yes, we won the case. The former member is still fired!)
丹尼斯·L·鲁宾是消防保护公司D.L.的主要合作伙伴鲁宾和同事。他在消防和救援部门的经验跨越了38年以上。他曾担任公司官员，包括阿拉巴马州多森在内的几个主要城市的指挥级官员或消防局长；弗吉尼亚州诺福克；美国佐治亚州亚特兰大;华盛顿特区，他曾在国际消防局长协会的多个委员会任职，其中包括为期两年的任期Health and Safety委员会主席。他是马里兰大学的毕业生。
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