From the frontline of firefighting

<p>Pia and Dan are joined by former corporate worker and now voluntary firefighter <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandy-quirinale-8b0a2594/">Sandy Quirinale</a>.</p><p><br>After her second son became interested in the fire service as a teenager, Sandy decided to sign up. She’s currently the only active female firefighter at her rural New Jersey station, and so brings her insight into diversity and teamwork within this highest-of-pressure situations.</p><p><br><strong>Takeaways from Dan and Pia</strong></p><ul> <li>Diversity allows for us to pick the right person for the job within a team.</li> <li>That in turn helps people feel less like they need to hold on to a specific task.</li> <li>Improvising and thinking outside of the box isn’t appropriate in every situation, and for every team. There is benefit to sticking with tried-and-tested methodologies.</li> </ul><p><strong>Links</strong></p><ul><li> <a href="https://www.squadify.net/wenotme/episode-17">We Not Me episode 17: Teams in adversity</a>, with guest Jim Molan</li></ul>