User:Brett Wuth/Working Notes/2014-05-06 leadership training plan

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Objectives

TL should ask early about medical conditions of team members (2013-02-23 Mock/Critque/Sug/0022)
difference between operational and non-operational situation
principles of ICS, chain of command
Travelling to the site of a search organized by another team.
- Who's over-all in charge?
- What are the responsibilities?
Working/integrating with other teams

Difficulties in the Field
- Belligerent searcher
  - local insists on searching outside of the area
  - how does the team leader handle?
- what are the problems of challenging the person in charge?
- what do you risk?
- when is it appropriate to challenge the person in charge?
- what are ways of handling it?
- The team leader becomes sick
- How do you transfer charge?
- Communications with Overhead Team fails
- Who is in charge?
- How to transfer no formal transfer of charge?
being visibly in-charge
leadership is just one view into team dynamics
being a good team member creates good leadership
be clear on what the decision is
- spectrum of clarity: "I think we should", "let's", "I've decided"
encourage team problem solving
If you must get critical, don't get personal. Talk about the problem, not the person. article: Tips for Team Leaders by Alan Sheehan
A good Team Leader is the start of making a good team; but equally, a good team is the start of making a good Team Leader.