The Promotion Playbook

Charles “Chip” Huth is a Major with the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department. He has 28 years of law enforcement experience, commands KCPD’s Traffic Division, and is the State of Missouri’s defensive tactics subject matter expert. He also consults for international law enforcement, military, and corporate clients. He formerly led the Street Crimes Unit Tactical Enforcement Squad and has planned, coordinated, and executed over 2500 high-risk tactical operations.

Chip regularly gives keynotes and other presentations to law enforcement, corporate, government, and other audiences. A few of these engagements include speeches at TEDx, WINx, police departments nationwide, U.S. Army Medical Command, and U.S. Air Force Aviation Commands. Chip is also an accomplished author: He co-wrote Unleashing the Power of Unconditional Respect—Transforming Law Enforcement and Police Training, a textbook used in officer development and graduate programs

Chip has a bachelor’s degree in multi-disciplinary studies from Grantham University and an associate’s degree in political science from Park University. He is the former president of the National Law Enforcement Training Center, a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to delivering effective training to the international law enforcement, corrections, security, and military communities. He has 35 years of experience in martial arts and is a veteran of the U.S. Army.

This episode covers the 4 skills of communication to best listen to others and express yourself with confidence. 

The 4 skills along with the tools found in The Promotion Playbook are… 

Space - tool: The Unspoken Art of the Oral Board 

Speech - tool: The Oral Board Prep Sheets 

Stories - tool: The Story Blueprint Template 

Stats - tool: The Essay Blueprint Template

Captain Rodriguez shares his advice on how to succeed with promotional testing. 

He also shares leadership lessons he learned as a Captain at Sedona Fire District, the President of IAFF Local 3690, and a youth basketball coach.

Captain Eric Lewis has successfully promoted to the rank of Captain at Sedona Fire District. He has been successful with his own promotion and has helped many others place at the top of their promotional list.  

The quality of your questions determines the quality of your life. 

The 3 questions you must know fully are... WHO, WHY, WHAT. 

Know these 3 questions for these three areas .... self, position, department.

In this episode, we share a letter written by Eric Marsh to the Prescott City Council Members. 

This letter shares the who, why and what of the Granite Mountain Hotshots.

I encourage you to visit this website and study the words of this letter. 

https://ericmarshfoundation.org/pages/about-eric

In preparation for your promotional test, you must be clear on WHO you are, WHY you are testing, and WHAT you have done/ will do.

It is extremely important for you to know these questions for yourself, your position, and your department. 

On June 30th, 2013 the Yarnell Hill Fire erupted through the mountain community of Yarnell, Arizona, and claimed the lives of 19 firefighters. This was the greatest loss of life for the U.S. fire service since the September 11 terrorist attacks. Fire service leaders, plus family and community members, shared their grief.

Amanda Marsh lost her husband that day, Eric Marsh. In this episode, she honors the memory of Eric by sharing her journey through grief. Amanda has faced this adversity with courage and is now helping others endure loss through the Eric Marsh Foundation.

The Eric Marsh Foundation is a 501 C 3 nonprofit based in Prescott, Arizona. EMF was founded by Amanda Marsh, the widow of Eric Marsh, Superintendent of the Granite Mountain Hotshots. EMF is a passion project designed to give back to those who give so much.

https://ericmarshfoundation.org/

Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park

https://azstateparks.com/hotshots/explore/trails

In remembrance of the Granite Mountain Hot Shot Crew:

SUPT. ERIC MARSH, CPT. JESSE STEED, SB. CLAYTON WHITTED, SB. ROBERT CALDWELL, SB. TRAVIS CARTER, LC. TRAVIS TURBYFILL, LC. CHRIS MACKENZIE, LC. ANDREW ASHCRAFT, CM. JOE THURSTON, CM. WADE PARKER, CM. ANTHONY ROSE, CM. GARRET ZUPPIGER, CM. SCOTT NORRIS, CM. DUSTIN DEFORD, CM. WILLIAM WARNEKE, CM. KEVIN WOYJECK, CM. JOHN PERCIN, CM. GRANT MCKEE, CM. SEAN MISNER.

Books to consider...

Influence - Robert Cialdini

Never split the difference - Chris Voss

Start With No - Jim Camp

This interview with Natalie Martin shares the fundamentals of written communication.