Discussion: Managing Stress and Learning from Mistakes
Josh, Jake, and Molly discuss Monday\u2019s interview with Dr. Thad Hicks about leadership in Emergency and Disaster Response settings. Their discussion includes the value of experiential education, whether a grizzly or shark would win in a fight, the balance between make a quick decision and an informed decision, how EDR leaders learn from their mistakes, and why others do not do as good of a job at learning from their mistakes. They also discuss how to prepare others to handle higher-stress situations.\nKey Takeaways:\n- Make decisions - it is worse to not make one than to make a bad one!\n- Ask for feedback about the decisions you made (from a co-leader).\n- Make a decision, own your mistakes, and evaluate your results.\n- Know what leadership traits are needed for your situation (it may differ depending on where you are/what you're doing)\n- Think of mistakes as opportunities to learn.\n- Prepare yourself now so that when difficulties come, you're prepared.