Training and Tech - Toby Darby & Josh Wofford – Using Tactical Decision-Making Exercises to Improve Leadership

Description  My Guests Today are the creators of the California Association of Tactical Officers (CATO) Decision Making Exercise Program (DME), Capt. Toby Darby and Lt. Josh Wofford.  Toby is a 27-year veteran of law enforcement with 20 years spent in tactical units. Toby is a Board Member for the California Association of Tactical Officers and one of the facilitators of the CATO Strategic Leadership Program (SLP).  Lt. Josh Wofford is an 18-year veteran of law enforcement and current SWAT team leader. Josh has a Doctorate in Education from Vanderbilt University and is a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.  Timestamps  1:02 – Their Backgrounds  2:35 – Origin Stories for the CATO Decision Making Exercises (DME)  5:45 – Anatomy of a DME - How DME’s work  8:25 – Group Structure for DMEs  12:15 – The Science Behind DMEs  15:05 – Using DMEs to Share and Retain Corporate/Agency Knowledge  18:35 – Situational Learning Theory  21:45 – Group Composition  23:55 – Challenging Confirmation Bias in Decision Making  26:30 – Using DMEs to Broaden Perspective  32:10 – Understanding “The Why” in Decision Making  35:30 – Commander’s Intent and Leadership Thinking  37:10 – Facilitating a DME – Choosing an Event  41:06 – Using DME to Stress Test Your Team  44:10 – Facilitating a DME - Roles and Responsibilities  48:44 – How DMEs Affect Culture  51:49 – Building Trust Through DMEs  55:16 – The Need for Critical Thinking in Organizational Leadership  59:50 – Using Close Calls and Body Worn Camera Footage to Create Proactive DMEs      Books Recommended   Swans, Swine, and Swindlers: Coping with the Growing Threat of Mega-Crises and Mega-Messes, Can M Alpaslan and Ian I. Mitroff – ISBN:  9780804771375  The Bass Handbook of Leadership: Theory, Research & Managerial Applications, Bernard M. Bass – ISBN: 7770957532  Thinking Collaboratively: Learning in a Community of Inquiry, D. Randy Garrison – ISBN: 9781138824317  The Checklist Manifesto: How To Get Things Right, Atul Gawande – ISBN: 9780805091748  The Laws of Human Nature, Robert Greene – ISBN: 9780525428145  Thinking Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman – ISBN: 9780374275631  Legacy: 15 Lessons in Leadership, James Kerr – ISBN: 9781472103536  The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More With Less, Richard Koch – ISBN: 9780385491747  Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation, Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger – ISBN: 9780521423748  Adult Learning: Linking Theory and Practice, Sharan B. Merriam and Laura L. Bierema – ISBN: 9781118416310  Six Simple Rules: How To Manage Complexity Without Getting Complicated, Yves Morieux and Peter Tollman – ISBN: 9781422190555  An Introduction to Theories of Learning, Matthew H. Olson and B.R. Hergenhahn – ISBN: 9780131147225  Leadership BS: Fixing Workplaces and Careers One Truth At A Time, Jeffrey Pfeffer – ISBN: 9780062383167  Managing the Unexpected: Sustained Performance In A Complex World, Karl E. Weick and Kathleen M. Sutcliffe – ISBN: 9780787996499    Contact Info  Capt. Toby Darby  [email protected]  Lt. Josh Wofford  [email protected]