Training and Tech - Toby Darby & Josh Wofford – Using Tactical Decision-Making Exercises to Improve Leadership The Debrief with Jon Becker

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