EPISODE 7:  

Navigating Uncertainty - Insights from Mission Critical Teams

Martin and Jonpaul speak with Dr. Preston Cline, co-founder and principal of the Mission Critical Team Institute.  They discuss the characteristics of effective mission-critical teams, how to improve cohesion and facilitate within-career transitions, both into and out of these high-stress roles.

Guest, Cast & Crew

Preston is the co-founder and principal at the Mission Critical Team Institute, where he also serves as the director of research. He co-founded the Mission Critical Team Institute to support the instructor cadres of small teams that compromise indigenously trained and educated experts who perform in high-pressure environments where the consequences of failure can be catastrophic. He has supported military special operations, emergency medicine, tactical law enforcement, aerospace, and urban and wilderness firefighting organizations.

Hosted by Martin Jones & Jonpaul Nevin https://www.ophp.co.uk 

Edited by Bess Manley

Produced by Wavell Room https://wavellroom.com/

Resources

• MCTI Resources https://missioncti.com/resources/
• MCTI Teamcast https://teamcast.missioncti.com 

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Chapters

01:57 Preston Cline's Background and Career Journey

04:16 Defining Mission Critical Teams

09:44 Characteristics of Successful Teams

13:17 The Importance of Hardship and Adversity

15:43 The Mission Critical Team Institute

18:49 Navigating Uncertainty in High-Stress Environments

27:30 Building Cohesion in Tactical Swarms

30:14 The Importance of After Action Reviews

32:50 Challenges with the Post-COVID Generation

34:53 The Role of Introversion and Extroversion

36:07 Training Environment and White Space

40:01 Data Discipline and Technology Addiction

42:50 Onboarding New Team Members

46:44 Career Transitions and Mental Health

Up Next

Next week, we talk to tactical dietician Dr. Will Conkright about the role of a dietitian in the military. We will dive into the basics of optimal nutrition and examine how people working in high-stress, high-stakes environments can leverage good nutritional habits to positively influence physical and cognitive performance, rest, recovery, and sleep.

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