#14 Leading Under Pressure: Insights from EMS Top Leader Matt Philbrick
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#14 Leading Under Pressure: Insights from EMS Top Leader Matt Philbrick

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Join host Eric Clauss in a captivating episode featuring Matt Philbrick, a distinguished EMS leader with over two decades of experience and two master's degrees. He was recognized as one of the top 40 under 40 EMS leaders and shares profound insights into effective leadership in high-pressure medical emergencies. Listeners will explore the importance of adaptability, impactful communication, and continuous learning in EMS. This episode is a rich resource for anyone aspiring to lead in challenging environments, offering invaluable lessons from Matt's remarkable journey and expertise.

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#12 Attributes of a Role Model Leader
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#12 Attributes of a Role Model Leader

In a riveting episode of the TEMSEA Leadership Podcast, we're privileged to host the esteemed Pastor, Speaker, and Church Leadership Expert Chris Brown. With over 20 years in ministry and financial fields and having worked alongside many national leaders, Chris's insights are not to be missed. Throughout the episode, Chris delves into five pivotal leadership lessons:

  • The Primacy of People: Leadership, at its core, is about people, emphasizing the significance of human connection in any leadership role.

  • Find Fulfillment through Community and Purpose: Chris speaks on the profound joy derived from community, the clarity of purpose, and the necessity of moments of reflection.

  • Impact Through Vulnerability: Authenticity and vulnerability are cornerstones of impactful leadership, urging leaders to embrace and share their genuine experiences.

  • Not Everything Needs the Spotlight: A lesson in humility, underscoring that effective leadership often thrives behind the scenes.

  • The Importance of Respect: Respect is the bedrock principle of leadership, fostering trust and nurturing a positive organizational culture.

Drawing inspiration from his book "Restored," Chris also touches upon the transformative power of personal adversities. Away from the limelight, Chris's farm life in Columbia, TN, and his family adventures offer a grounding perspective. This episode is an essential guide for leaders aspiring to lead with authenticity, compassion, and intentionality.

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#10: Leading Through Adversity: Cultivating Safety, Resilience, and Preparedness in Healthcare with Krista Haugen
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#10: Leading Through Adversity: Cultivating Safety, Resilience, and Preparedness in Healthcare with Krista Haugen

Join us in this episode as we dive deep into the world of healthcare leadership through the inspiring journey of Krista Haugen. Discover how her incredible resilience and unique perspective, shaped by surviving a helicopter EMS crash, have ignited her passion for prevention and preparedness in healthcare. Get ready to explore the transformative power of leadership in fostering safer, more resilient healthcare systems.

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Leading Yourself Through the Lens of the Younger Generation
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Leading Yourself Through the Lens of the Younger Generation

In this special episode, we transition to a more light-hearted conversation and explore powerful fundamental nuggets of leadership. You will hear a warm, funny, yet heartfelt conversation between Eric Clauss and his son, Chris. Leadership is about influence, but what does it take to build influence? This podcast is unique and will speak to many people no matter where their leadership journey has them currently. Chris Clauss will speak to self-discipline, the perspective of self-development while becoming a more decisive leader, and what a young person can look for in the leaders above them.

Did you spot these leadership nuggets?

-building influence as a leader

-self discipline

-self development

-identifying leadership mentors

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Mental Strength: Leading yourself through the storms.
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Mental Strength: Leading yourself through the storms.

Chad Hollingsworth is no stranger to emergency service. He has served over 20 years as a Firefighter, Paramedic, Nurse, and Educator. We have all had a call that haunts us. In this month’s podcast, Chad Hollingsworth discusses a call with Eric that could have haunted him, but he has turned the tragedy of the mission into something many have and will learn from. You will want to listen, most likely several times, to this robust conversation on achieving mental strength.

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Leading through the Dark Days
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Leading through the Dark Days

EMS Director Brent Dyer joins Eric Clauss this month to talk about leading a team, and oneself, through the most challenging situations and calls.

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Invisible Wounds: Understanding the Effects of Secondary Trauma on Emergency Providers
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Invisible Wounds: Understanding the Effects of Secondary Trauma on Emergency Providers

On behalf of TEMSEA, this episode is dedicated to all the emergency responders and emergency department clinicians serving those of the Convent School shooting in Nashville, Tn. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those who have ever been affected by these tragic events. We hope this episode has been helpful to you.

In this episode, Eric Clauss joins Dr. Travis McCall. Dr. McCall is a critical care paramedic and nurse who recently obtained his doctorate in nursing. Eric and Dr. McCall explore the emotional toll secondary trauma has on various emergency medical professionals, the concept of secondary trauma, and how to recognize and deal with its effects.

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