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| Present Objectives | | Present Objectives |
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- | Group goals
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- | * keep everyone safe
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- | * accomplish the assigned tasks
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- | '''Team attributes
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- | * Technical Skills - technique, knowledge
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- | * Group Management - delegate, coordinate
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- | * People Skills - decide, morale
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- | Need through-out the group.
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- | * Not just Team Leader
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- | * being a good team member creates good leadership
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- | * being a good team member is the first step towards becoming a leader
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- | * Leadership skills are learned through experience and training
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- | * you may end up in a leadership position early
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- | ** e.g. trained person put with untrained spontaneous volunteers
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- | '''Technical Skills
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- | * have the basics -- this course
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- | * advanced skills
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- | ** as required by situation
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- | ** can be anyone in team
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- | ** better if in the TL
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- | '''Search Team Leader
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- | * Obtain education, training, and knowledge to be a leader before a callout
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- | * Leadership skills are learned through experience and training
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- | * First and foremost responsibility of a team leader: safety of the team
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- | * Team leader assigns functions to team members (communications, navigation, first aid) and ensures proper equipment for each is available
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- | '''A Good Team Leader
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- | * Leads by example
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- | * Is always mindful of physical and mental health of team
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- | * Knows the strengths and weaknesses of the team
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- | * Encourages team problem solving
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- | * Understands the quality of search effort is his/her responsibility
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- | * Accepts team assignment from SAR Management and communicates assignment to team
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- | * Ensures the search assignment is completed
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- | * Documents team’s activities
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- | * Briefs and debriefs all team members
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- | '''A Good Team Leader ensures that:
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- | * Team members have adequate clothing, equipment, and physical conditioning for the assignment
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- | * Team members understand the search assignment and field commands
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- | * Team members are focused and observant
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- | * Capabilities and pace of all team members are considered
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- | * Team members are checked at frequent intervals to ensure safety and physical condition
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- | * Search team is employed to best effect. Search formation is adopted to fit the circumstance
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- | * The area assigned is searched and there are no gaps or omissions (unchecked ground, barriers, obstacles, etc)
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- | '''make decision
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- | Don't sweat the decisions
| + | 1st priority: safety of team [2] |
- | * the big stuff is obvious
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- | * the difficult decisions are always between near equal choices
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- | * any choice is good enough
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- | * important point is that a choice is made
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- | * defer to your team unless you have a strong opinion
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| + | take team assignment and pass to members vs. group briefing |
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- | Be clear on what the decision is
| + | assign team functions [2] |
- | * spectrum of clarity: "I think we should", "let's", "I've decided"
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- | {{lesson slide||}} | + | listen to your members |
- | Bearing of Leadership
| + | {{lesson slide|00:09|2 min}} |
- | * project your voice
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- | {{lesson slide|00:13|2 min}}
| + | Clear Leadership |
- | Review Objectives
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- | Questions
| + | most common problem I see |
- | {{lesson slides end}}
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- | {{lesson slides start}}
| + | being visibly in-charge |
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- | '''Group Management
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- | * First and foremost responsibility of a team leader: safety of the team
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- | * goal: coordinated action
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- | * Team leader assigns functions to team members (communications, navigation, first aid) and ensures proper equipment for each is available
| + | |
- | * Accepts team assignment from SAR Management and communicates assignment to team
| + | |
- | * Ensures the search assignment is completed
| + | |
- | * Documents team’s activities
| + | |
- | * Briefs and debriefs all team members
| + | |
- | A Good Team Leader ensures that:
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- | * Team members have adequate clothing, equipment, and physical conditioning for the assignment
| + | |
- | * Team members understand the search assignment and field commands
| + | |
- | * Team members are focused and observant
| + | |
- | * Capabilities and pace of all team members are considered
| + | |
- | * Team members are checked at frequent intervals to ensure safety and physical condition
| + | |
- | * Search team is employed to best effect. Search formation is adopted to fit the circumstance
| + | |
- | * The area assigned is searched and there are no gaps or omissions (unchecked ground, barriers, obstacles, etc)
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- | * take team assignment and pass to members vs. group briefing
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- | * assign team functions [2]
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- | A/ How did the leader communicate what the team members were asked to
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- | do? How not?
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- | covers:
| + | people want to see |
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- | 2) Did the leader ensure you were properly briefed?
| + | members are willing to defer to clear leader |
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- | 1) Were the objectives of your task made clear to you as a team
| + | won't be challenged in SAR context |
- | member?
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- | 7) Was the leader clear about what was required of you?
| + | except when essential: safety |
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- | 14) Did the leader delegate responsibilities to the members?
| + | get and keep attention |
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- | 16) Did the leader provide clear direction when there was uncertainty?
| + | project voice |
| + | {{lesson slide|00:11|2 min}} |
| + | Don't sweat the decisions |
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- | {{lesson slide||}}
| + | the big stuff is obvious |
- | B/ How did the leader verify that the team members were able to take on
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- | their assignments? How not?
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- | covers:
| + | the difficult decisions are always between near equal choices |
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- | 3) Did the leader ensure that you were properly equipped for the
| + | any choice is good enough |
- | conditions?
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- | 5) Did the leader ask you about your limitations or concerns?
| + | important point is that a choice is made |
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- | 15) Was the leader focused and observant of your activities and
| + | defer to your team unless you have a strong opinion |
- | performance?
| + | {{lesson slide|00:13|2 min}} |
- | | + | Review Objectives |
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- | D/ How did the leader demonstrate attention to team safety and comfort?
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- | How not?
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- | covers:
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- | 4) Did the leader make decisions with regards to your comfort and
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- | safety?
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- | 13) Did the leader keep the team together?
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- | 11) Did the leader set an appropriate pace and take breaks?
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- | {{lesson slide||}} | + | |
- | '''People Skills
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- | * Leads by example
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- | * Is always mindful of physical and mental health of team
| + | |
- | * Knows the strengths and weaknesses of the team
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- | * Encourages team problem solving
| + | |
- | * listen to your members
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- | * Clear Leadership
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- | ** most common problem I see
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- | ** being visibly in-charge
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- | ** people want to see
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- | ** members are willing to defer to clear leader
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- | ** won't be challenged in SAR context
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- | ** except when essential: safety
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- | ** get and keep attention
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- | ** project voice
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- | C/ How did the leader encourage the team members to do their best? How
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- | not?
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- | covers:
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- | 9) Did the leader remain positive and encourage you to do your best?
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- | 12) Did the leader lead by example?
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- | E/ How did the leader make use of input from the team members in
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- | leadership decisions? How not?
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- | covers:
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- | 6) Did the leader share decision making with the team?
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- | 10) Did you have opportunities to provide feedback on the tasks and
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- | decisions?
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| + | Questions |
| {{lesson slides end}} | | {{lesson slides end}} |
| + | === Additional points === |
| + | Team leadership |
| + | * goal: coordinated action |
| + | * listen |
| + | * make decision |
| + | ** the hardest decisions are generally the least important |
| + | *** it's hard because the choices are equally good |
| + | *** any choice in such a situation is better than hesitating |
| + | ** be clear on what the decision is |
| + | *** spectrum of clarity: "I think we should", "let's", "I've decided" |
| + | * project your voice |
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| == Aids == | | == Aids == |
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| * [[/Restricted|non-publishable material]] | | * [[/Restricted|non-publishable material]] |
| * [[User:Brett Wuth/Working Notes/2014-05-06 leadership training plan#Resources|Collection of other TL material]] | | * [[User:Brett Wuth/Working Notes/2014-05-06 leadership training plan#Resources|Collection of other TL material]] |
| + | * {{link|Image:SAR Fund Team Leader.pdf}} |
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| == Question bank == | | == Question bank == |