Category Archives for "Education"
June 5, 2019
- in Education , Professional , WYE Podcast
Firefighter Mentorship with Instructor Chris Baker
Instructor Chris Baker joins WYE to discuss Firefighter Mentorship and why it is so important for experienced Firefighters, Medics and Officers to pass along what they know before retirement. This week we discuss: Why mentorship is actually LESS than what you think it is but will have far more impact than you ever imagined The […]
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May 22, 2019
- in Education , Professional , Response , WYE Podcast
Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne, and the Policing Matters Podcast
Policing Matters Podcast host Doug Wyllie stops by the MCPD Studios for a chat about his role as former Editor of PoliceOne.com with no cop experience and how smart departments shape the media narrative. The guys crowded around one microphone while Doug spread out and really explored the space. We haven’t budgeted your donations from […]
Read More...MC’s Top Productivity Tool
MC has been asked quite a few times over the past few weeks how it is he is so productive. Thus, this week’s Ask WYE is a bit different. MC is going to walk you quickly through what he uses to set, maintain, and accomplish some big goals in different areas of life…The Best Self […]
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April 24, 2019
- in Education , Professional , WYE Podcast
Promotional Interview 101 with Andrew Borrello
Passing the promotional oral board exam can be tricky but today’s guest has all the answers to ensure you maximize each answer! Author, and retired Captain Andy Borrello, has almost 20 years of experience dealing with promotional exams. His book, Police Promotions Super Course, walks a potential candidate through everything you need to know to […]
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April 10, 2019
- in Education , Professional , WYE Podcast
MC’s Aspirations for Promotion
This episode wraps up MC’s adventure through preparing for the Sergeant’s exam with an announcement that he got the results and he made the promotion list! Now what? Does he sit down with the family and discuss shifts or assignments that won’t work, such as weekend graves or radio? Has he looked around other Sgt. […]
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March 6, 2019
- in ASK WYE , Education , Professional
Ask WYE – Issue 15 – How MC prepped for the Sgt. Test
It’s been a struggle for the guys to get together over the past couple of weeks, so HM decided to submit a question he’s been meaning to ask MC for a while. Namely, how is MC going about preparing for the Sergeant’s test this go ’round? MC highlights his outlook on this iteration (and why […]
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January 16, 2019
- in Education , Professional , WYE Podcast
Leadership, Managing and Mentoring
What’s Your Emergency Radio dives into the different terms we use for when one person wants another person to do something. In Emergency Services we have different ranks that determine who has to follow the directions of someone else, but that doesn’t always make that person a leader. There are a number of books, seminars […]
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December 12, 2018
- in Education , Professional , WYE Podcast
Storytelling and Side Gigs with Scott Harvey
“First Responders are excellent storytellers,” says our guest this week, Scott Harvey from SpeakingofHarvey.com. A retired Law Enforcement Officer at age 43 (Yes, we give him the appropriate amount of crap for that) Scott has continued a passion he found on the job: Public Speaking. Scott shares with you some tips on communicating, especially the […]
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November 28, 2018
- in Disaster Plan , Education , WYE Podcast
Family Disaster Plan EXTRA! – What to put in your safe
In another installment of our continuing sneak peak into the Family Disaster Plan course, Justin decides to share what should be in your family’s fire safe. What? You don’t have one? What documents will you grab when told to evacuate at 3AM when fire is coming down the block? None. You’ll just grab your safe. […]
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October 31, 2018
- in Education , Professional
We Don’t Need No Education
You read that right, Pink Floyd drops a double negative and we’re all over it! Fire and EMS expert, Justin, brings to our Law Enforcement and Traffic expert, Jason, a position paper calling for Paramedic programs to meet the same requirements as an Associates Degree. Spoiler alert, both your hosts hold at least a Bachelor’s […]
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