All Hazards Coaching
From Training to Coaching
Incident Commanders and their teams (Incident Management Teams) have one of the most complex jobs on the Planet. It’s not everyday you hear someone say “I’m prepared to lead and be on a team during a fast changing and complex type one disaster.”
These teams require training to have the skills, knowledge, and abilities necessary to respond to large events. Training is great for skill development and knowledge transfer from expert to expert. But, Incident Commanders and their teams need alternative learning and development options during the preparedness phase to accelerate the transfer of learning from the training room to the real World. By accelerating their transfer of learning they will improve their performance during response. Individual and team coaching provides the process and the space for this acceleration.
For example, firefighters generally progress through recruitment, front-line training, and senior firefighter and officer training. Training for recruits and front-line firefighters has a high focus on technical competencies (ropes and knots, fire behavior, vehicle extraction, swift water rescue). Senior firefighter and officer training will focus on behavioral competencies (leadership, business acumen, staff relations).
Emergency Management Leadership Core Competencies
Outside of the training room, skilled and qualified coaches use processes and techniques to leverage the life experiences and expertise of team members. They will also create opportunities for team ownership, to discover knowledge, and to link learning to real life. This accelerates learning in both technical and behavioral competency areas by creating a space for individuals and teams to have conversations with intent that will:
enhance team collaboration
improve individual and team performance
improve relationships
develop collective wisdom
The process and techniques used by qualified coaches should have the International Coach Federation’s core competencies embedded in them (or similar standards and competencies).
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Brad Ison is a professional disaster and emergency management coach. He’s held various position specific roles in the Alberta Provincial Operations Centre and is Director, Training for the Alberta Emergency Management Agency. To find out more contact Brad directly by emailing him at brad.ison@hazardscape.com
