PUAECL004 — Lead in a crisis

1 Manage self in crisis

• 1.1Implement strategies to manage psychological and physiological aspects of crisis leadership
• 1.2Research and analyse models of emotional intelligence in relationship to the requirements of crisis leadership
• 1.3Evaluate the importance of unflagging integrity in crisis leadership
• 1.4Analyse personal limitations and biases in crisis leadership and develop a plan to address
• 1.5Reflect and seek to self-improve through in-action and review of behaviour and actions in crisis leadership role

2 Build confident and capable teams

• 2.1Identify and forecast human capital and capability needs for a crisis
• 2.2Research and evaluate strategies that foster trusting relationships amongst team members and leadership
• 2.3Provide vision through creating an understanding of leadership intent and objectives for a crisis
• 2.4Construct an action plan that fosters collaboration and communication sharing throughout all phases of a crisis
• 2.5Identify and implement a participation model that encourages critical questioning and frank discussion by engaging team members and leaders
• 2.6Design a strategy that creates a sense of ownership of decisions and engenders accountability in team members and leaders

3 Establish and maintain background conditions to optimise performance

• 3.1Devise and lead a coaching program that fosters reflection and change in personal and professional performance
• 3.2Establish, maintain and lead governance, organisational systems and resource requirements to optimise performance
• 3.3Develop and implement mechanisms for monitoring performance progress against leadership objectives

4 Pursue sense making

• 4.1Research and implement heuristic framework to develop common operating consensus
• 4.2Use strategic foresight analysis and feedback to anticipate trajectory and consequences of a crisis
• 4.3Develop mechanisms for testing and adapting situational awareness during a crisis

5 Apply judgement and decision making

• 5.1Scope and evaluate options for action during a crisis
• 5.2Identify and assess implications of the political context of crisis situations
• 5.3Demonstrate how it is possible to resolve conflicting priorities during a crisis with limited information
• 5.4Demonstrate how to assess and apply ethical discretion in the use of power and how this impacts on the responsiveness of community members and key stakeholders
• 5.5Compare and contrast moral challenges that can occur during a crisis

6 Manage psychological well being

• 6.1Identify and address signs of guilt and distress in personnel, community members and key stakeholders who have acted in a crisis of moral complexity
• 6.2Support, counsel, brief and debrief others to achieve positive outcomes during and after a crisis

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