#471 Why Good Ideas Fail in the Fire Service with Peter Younes of PROJECT COMMAND

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges in the fire service regarding the implementation of good ideas and effective change.

In this episode I sit down with Peter Younes, host of Project Command, to explore one of the biggest hidden gaps in the modern fire service: our ability to turn good ideas into finished, effective change. We talk about why firefighters are often brilliant at delivering under pressure on the fireground but far less prepared for the complex world of projects, planning, implementation, stakeholder management and organisational change. Peter shares his journey from firefighter and captain into le...

People in this episode

Host: Pete Wakefield

Guest: Peter Younes

Topics covered

• fire service
• project management
• organizational change
• stakeholder management
• implementation

Keywords

• firefighter
• change management
• planning
• pressure
• effective change

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Organizations: PROJECT COMMAND

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