This is our fourth and final weekly update sent to all registered participants. If you would like to read past e-mail updates on Shiloh, they are posted to our archive page.
Initial meeting time for CADRE ONLY is 1200 on Monday in the lobby of the Hampton Inn.
Initial meeting time for ALL PARTICIPANTS is 1730 on Monday 23 January at the:
501 West Linden Street
Corinth, MS 38834
Please note the change in time (earlier than planned). We'll meet in the auditorium and do some introductions and overview of the week and then have BBQ and beer in the museum a little after 1800. We need to be gone from the museum (leaving no trace) by 2000.
Weather looks good for the rest of the week, but be prepared for sudden changes. You'll need to pack a lunch on Tuesday for the staff ride.
Here's an example from the participant guide you will receive on Monday 23 Jan, which we'll discuss on Tuesday on the field (even though the example says Wednesday). Read through it (only 3 pages) and prepare to discuss. Your expectations should drive your preparations.
Do you expect that sometime in your future service you may have a plan that needs to be changed do to a changing environment -- especially in the fluid time of rapidly changing conditions as you respond to an incident? Do you expect that your organization and its leaders need to be able to rapidly adapt to changing circumstances? Do you expect that you may have to lead team and lead your boss in making the right decisions for the organization?
How do you prepare yourself and your organization to meet those expected challenges? What leadership tactics do you practice now that will set conditions for rapid and effective decision-making and operational adaptation? How do you prepare yourself for the day when you will need to convince your boss to make the right decision? How do you prepare yourself for when your boss makes the wrong decision? What do you do then...obey or disobey the orders? What if your boss is actually right and you are the one that is wrong? We look forward to learning with you!
Safe travels!
The OMNA Team
Craig, David, Pete, Dominic, Stu, Eric
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