This is my shift-change briefing to the leaders coming next.
“What is it like to be the chief?” Walt was asked that question for years. His answer: for those who have been there, no words are necessary. For those who have not, no words are sufficient.
The Cultural Architect is the book he wishes he had been handed before his first chief’s job. He isn’t the only one. Other fire chiefs who have read it have told him the same thing. It is a practical guide from someone who walked the path, made mistakes, and learned what waits on the other side of the title.
Forty years in photos
