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Session #9 - January 22, 2003, 1400-1600 hrs,
Richmond Cultural Centre (across street from detachment)
Room# Lecture Hall
1) How to write the exam and how to prepare (90mins)
Cpl David Fee - Nanaimo Detachment
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Presentation
2)
Down to the Wire - Integrating "YOUR" Custom Designed, Planned, Focused,
Organized, Analytical and Structured Approach During the 4 Hour Exam - Ward
Clapham
Final Thoughts
“Bringing It Altogether”
Reviewing Our Past 5 Months of Preparation
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We are going to briefly recap the past 5 months
of study sessions.
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We will then work on a couple of exam
questions.
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Then we will work on our “final approach” to
exam day
Overview
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We started the “journey” together almost 6
months ago
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Look at where you are at now…we are into “fine”
details
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Your confidence is much higher
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The leadership principles are becoming
“deep-rooted” within
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Be proud of what you have done!
The Journey
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You do not memorize how to be a leader
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No quick fix
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Law of the farm…developing the roots
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Understanding the words
(Core Competencies)
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The KEY is putting these words into action
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Developing that “super” vision
= Supervisor = Pace Car
Core Competencies
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The answers are embedded within the details of
the core competencies
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Let me show you what I mean
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I will read to you a number of “bullets” within
the core competencies and lets ask “HOW WOULD I” before each bullet.
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Now tell me some leadership principles we
learned! Think about this.
Problem Solving
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You are being tested on your problem solving
ability.
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There will be both management and leadership
problems.
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You Manage things…money, cars, paper
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You Lead people…clients (internal and external)
CAPRA
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Get to the “ROOT” or
“ROOTS” of each question. Tougher questions – Higher Ranks have multiple
problems.
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Who am I? What is my
Situation, my Task? My Role, My Position?
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First or Initial
Action?
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S.(Situation) T.
(Task) C.A.P.R.A each question to get to the central components of the
problem.
Pay Attention
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We have this habit of
wanting to instantly solve (response) all problems. This is not always
appropriate with “people” problems.
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Problem-Solve-Next
Danger in this on exam as many of the correct responses only have you moving
towards acquiring and analyzing
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Initial action is
usually NOT completely solving a complex problem
TRICA
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Threats – How Serious is the situation?
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Risks – Probability of the threat taking place?
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Impacts – Immediate and long term damage or
injury
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Consequence – The result of the short and long
term damage or injury
Discipline
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Detail in your mind how you plan to approach
each question and the four responses.
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Practice this discipline.
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Lets talk about his…
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OPEN DISCUSSION
The FIRST Words of Each Response
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Pay attention to the first words of each
response
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Examine, Tell, Select, Explain, Meet
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Speak, Arrange, Speak, Post a Note
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The words may have you listening, identifying
clients or issues, or immediately solving the problem…single handed
(autocratically)
We Are Going To Review a Few Questions
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Get to “roots” of
problem. I will be using ST CAPRA
Then applying the following to each
of the four responses
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Leadership Principles
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Sequential Order
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Risk Management
Principles – TRICA
(Threat, Risk, Impact, Consequence Assessment)
2002 NCO Promotion Simulation Exercises
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Lets review the
sample simulation item
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Lets review the Tips
for approaching the simulation items
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Take some time later
to look at the descriptions of the RCMP core competencies in this booklet.
Again, to “internalize” or “operationalize” these details ask for each
sentence… “How Would I…”
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Think about all the
leadership principles that are at play here.
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