Giving back to improve professional practice

摘要

"Humanity, humility and humour" was the reflexive response I gave to Firefighter Pete Wakefield when asked "what three components make a great leader?" in one of a series of rapid-fire questions on The Fire Fighters Podcast. The response was instantaneous because I had just been talking about the legacy of CFO Paul Fuller CBE (see obituary on pg 6) and had been discussing his famous attributes for engaging, enthralling and inspiring in equal measure: he projected humanity, humility and humour in abundance. As a close friend and colleague for many years I had the opportunity to learn from his exuberant approach to life and leadership and benefitted from his advice and mentoring across many different forums, including the Fire Sector Federation, The Fire Fighters Charity and of course, the magazine.