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
Comparable course(s)
NWCG L-480
Next steps
Request Course Information on our Contact Page