Module 2: Communication and Leadership

Module 2 - Debrief Template
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A framework for briefing and debriefing to assist in practicing open communication between all team members.

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Module 2 - Decision Making Styles Cheat Sheet
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A cheat-sheet on the different decision-making styles: their pros, cons and potential pitfalls.

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Module 2 - Guide to Facilitation
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Tools and techniques to aid you in your journey of becoming a good facilitator.

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Module 2 - Leadership Styles Exercise
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Module 2 - Dealing with Disruptive Behaviors in Meetings
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Office for Coastal Management, NOAA (2024). Dealing with Disruptive Behaviors in Meetings. Available at: https://coast.noaa.gov/ddb/

 

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Module 2 - Facilitation
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Facilitation (no date). NASCO. Available at: https://www.nasco.coop/resources/facilitation

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Module 2 - Discover Your Decision Making Style
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Kent State University (2024). Discover Your Decision Making Style. Available at: https://www.kent.edu/career/discover-your-decision-making-style

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Module 2 - CLEAR Lab Book: ‘Facilitation’ and ‘Consensus-based decision making’
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CLEAR (2021). CLEAR Lab Book: A living manual of our values, guidelines, and protocols, V.03. St. John’s, NL: Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp 51-53, ‘Facilitation’ and ‘Consensus-based decision making’. Available at: https://civiclaboratory.nl/clear-lab-book/

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Module 2 - Field Team Leadership: Strategies for Successful Field Work
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Pettit, E. (no date). Field Team Leadership: Strategies for Successful Field Work, ICE: exploring, learning, teaching. Available at: https://exploreice.org/field-team-leadership

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References Cited in the Module

McCammon, I. (2009). ‘Decision Making Strategies’, in J. Gookin and S. Leach (Eds.) Leadership Educator Notebook: A Toolbox for Leadership Educators. Lander: National Outdoor Leadership School, pp 32. Available at: https://store.nols.edu/products/leadership-educator-notebook

McCammon, I. (2009). ‘Human Factors in Avalanche Accidents: Evolution and Interventions’, International Snow Science Workshop, Davos 2009, Proceedings, pp. 644–648. Available at: https://arc.lib.montana.edu/snow-science/objects/issw-2009-0644-0648.pdf

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Anderson-Stanier, N. (no date). Need to Speed up Synthesis? Enter the Team Debrief [+Template], dscout People Nerds. Available at: https://dscout.com/people-nerds/debrief-your-team

​​Kent State University (2024). Discover Your Decision Making Style. Available at: https://www.kent.edu/career/discover-your-decision-making-style

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (no date). ‘An Interactive Planning Guide for Distributed Leadership’. Available at: https://www.doe.mass.edu/edeffectiveness/leadership/distributed-leaders…

Pettit, E. (no date). Field Team Leadership: Strategies for Successful Field Work, ICE: exploring, learning, teaching. Available at: https://exploreice.org/field-team-leadership

‘The 6 Most Common Leadership Styles & How to Find Yours’ (2022). IMD, 5 August. Available at: https://www.imd.org/blog/leadership/leadership-styles/

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