Organizational leaders apply strategic leadership principles, emotional intelligence, and decision-making frameworks to guide Incident Management Teams during complex, multi-operational-period incidents.
Course overview
Organizational Leadership prepares Incident Management Team personnel to lead effectively in complex incident environments requiring strategic coordination and organizational-level decision-making. Building on Incident Leadership, the course focuses on leadership awareness, team culture, delegation, conflict resolution, and time-compressed decision-making to strengthen leadership performance during increasingly complex incident management operations.
Who is this course for?
- Incident Management Team personnel serving in Command and General Staff roles.
- Personnel preparing for leadership responsibilities on Type 2 Incident Management Teams.
- Supervisors responsible for guiding teams during complex or extended incident operations.
- Responders supporting strategic coordination across multi-section incident environments.
Course objectives
- Explain how team climate and organizational culture influence incident management effectiveness.
- Apply self-assessment strategies to strengthen leadership awareness and performance.
- Describe the role of emotional intelligence in incident leadership environments.
- Apply leadership styles appropriate for complex incident operations.
- Maintain situational awareness to support organizational decision-making.
- Apply time-compressed decision-making techniques during rapidly evolving incidents.
- Use delegation strategies to improve team effectiveness and operational coordination.
- Apply conflict resolution approaches within Incident Management Teams.
Delivery format
Activities may include instructor-led training supported by facilitated discussion, leadership scenario exercises, team-based decision-making activities, organizational assessment exercises, and asynchronous learning components.
Duration
4–5 days (32–40 hours)
Recommended prerequisites
Please check with your organization or Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) to determine if you need a take any pre-requisites before this course.
Comparable course(s)
NWCG L-480
Next steps
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