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Side Alpha Leadership

The Side Alpha Leadership Podcast explores leadership in all fields of work. Guests talk about leading people and making a positive mark in their hearts and minds, while creating a cohesive team to accomplish the desired goals of an organization 

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Oct 1, 2025

Too many chiefs talk about leadership like it’s a slogan on a poster. In this raw Side Alpha Leadership conversation, I sit down with Corley Moore (The Weekly Scrap, Firehouse Vigilance) to rip into what leadership in the fire service really looks like.

We break down:

  • Why hiding behind a desk makes you a 50% failure right out of the gate

  • What “taking care of your people” actually means (and what it doesn’t)

  • How weak discipline and sliding standards destroy firehouse culture

  • Why succession planning is broken everywhere — and how it cripples departments

  • The difference between command presence and command failure

This isn’t theory. It’s hard lessons from decades in the seat. If you’re an officer, a chief, or a firefighter climbing the ranks, this episode will hit you square in the chest.

👉 Stop coasting. Start leading. Because leadership isn’t optional — it’s the job.

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