In this episode of the In Service podcast, “The Necessity that is Positive Conflict”, we feature a special guest, Brandon Howard, a lieutenant firefighter and Darley essay competition winner. Brandon shares insights with us about his award winning essay focusing on what makes a successful leader. He shares insights on the importance of dynamic leadership, the impact of a positive culture and motivation, how to juggle priorities, and overall, how positive conflict leads to max productivity. 

“Many Hats: I don’t think you can just be one thing and be a successful leader. Because if you're kind of a ‘one trick pony’ for a lack of better terms I think that might be successful in certain occasions, but then it's not going to serve you across, every call, every personal conflict, every hazard that we face…you can't just be this ‘one trick pony’ and hope to limp your way through a career as lieutenant. " - Brandon Howard