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
tdarby@catotraining.org
Lt. Josh Wofford
jwofford@catotraining.org