Brian Fennessy is the Fire Chief of the Orange County Fire Authority in California. This position is his latest of many executive leadership and management experiences in both the wildland fire and metropolitan fire service.
In his PrepTalk, Chief Fennessy describes his leadership journey and urges emergency management to build a mission-driven culture. He argues that a mission-driven culture is critical to organizational success during moments of calm and times of chaos.
Related Resources:
Discussion Materials
- Discussion Guide – Building a Mission-Driven Culture
- Facilitator Slides – Building a Mission-Driven Culture
PrepTalks are given by subject-matter experts and thoughts leaders to spread new ideas, spark conversation, and promote innovative leadership for the issues confronting emergency managers now and over the next 20 years. For more information and more talks, see https://www.fema.gov/preptalks
