EPISODE 7:
Navigating Uncertainty - Insights from Mission Critical Teams
Martin and Jonpaul speak with Dr. Preston Cline, co-founder and principal of the Mission Critical Team Institute. They discuss the characteristics of effective mission-critical teams, how to improve cohesion and facilitate within-career transitions, both into and out of these high-stress roles.
Guest, Cast & Crew
Preston is the co-founder and principal at the Mission Critical Team Institute, where he also serves as the director of research. He co-founded the Mission Critical Team Institute to support the instructor cadres of small teams that compromise indigenously trained and educated experts who perform in high-pressure environments where the consequences of failure can be catastrophic. He has supported military special operations, emergency medicine, tactical law enforcement, aerospace, and urban and wilderness firefighting organizations.
Hosted by Martin Jones & Jonpaul Nevin https://www.ophp.co.uk
Edited by Bess Manley
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Chapters
01:57 Preston Cline's Background and Career Journey
04:16 Defining Mission Critical Teams
09:44 Characteristics of Successful Teams
13:17 The Importance of Hardship and Adversity
15:43 The Mission Critical Team Institute
18:49 Navigating Uncertainty in High-Stress Environments
27:30 Building Cohesion in Tactical Swarms
30:14 The Importance of After Action Reviews
32:50 Challenges with the Post-COVID Generation
34:53 The Role of Introversion and Extroversion
36:07 Training Environment and White Space
40:01 Data Discipline and Technology Addiction
42:50 Onboarding New Team Members
46:44 Career Transitions and Mental Health
Up Next
Next week, we talk to tactical dietician Dr. Will Conkright about the role of a dietitian in the military. We will dive into the basics of optimal nutrition and examine how people working in high-stress, high-stakes environments can leverage good nutritional habits to positively influence physical and cognitive performance, rest, recovery, and sleep.
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