If you have ever worked on a search and rescue team, then you know that there can be some pretty tricky challenges to navigate. From the unpredictable nature of ropes used in technical rigging, to unanticipated obstacles while searching through difficult terrain, working on a search and rescue team is never easy! Today we’re exploring …
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Harken’s new WingMan applies new design and technology to achieve more from a compact personal mechanical advantage system. WingMan’s innovative design makes it among the first offerings in this category to achieve internal progress capture mechanically within the unit rather than relying on prusiks to achieve that externally. WingMan combines a ratcheting sheave to stop …
We live in a very different world than we did a few years ago and though it appears to be completely off the rails, incredible events are on the horizon. I want to suggest we are going to be entering into an age where people and business will flourish; men and women who stake their …
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**This content is background and referential ONLY** The strategy of the 80/20 Pareto Principle can be applied to rope rescue teams and systems. This strategy can help build a team and system that is efficient, effective, and able to respond quickly during an emergency situation. The strategy consists of two dimensions: identifying what matters most …
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Technical rope rescue is a complex and multi-layered strategy. It involves goals, projects and systems that are designed to work together to achieve successful outcomes. Each part of the system should be tailored to meet the specific needs of a technical rescue situation, ensuring the greatest chance of success. There is no one-size-fits-all approach when …
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If the team doesn’t have a “mission statement”… Rescue teams are tasked with a daunting mission – they are tasked to save lives in dangerous and unpredictable situations. This means that they must be highly effective and well-organized, as any mistakes or missteps can result in catastrophic consequences. A mission statement is crucial for any …
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Rescue teams are essential to providing aid and support during times of crisis. As such, they need to be well-equipped, organized, and have clear economic objectives in order to effectively do their job. Leadership within the team needs to prioritize what economic objectives should be put in place for each mission. These economic objectives will …
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Leadership is key to everyone! It is both trickle down and percolating up process. Rescuer and Rescued gain from it. In this Part 3, we’ll briefly look into a statistical model affectionately known as Pareto’s Principle. The beauty of this model is that it lacks enough validity to allow creative approaches to solve solutions of …
A Disciplined Life Part 3 – Rescue Systems and Leadership via Pareto Principle Read More »
“Simplicity is artful science” “Simple systems simply work” Who is Occam and what is his is razor? William Ockham was an English Franciscan friar and theologian (circa 1287-1347)… an influencer and a nominalist. A fascinating individual whose notoriety came hundreds of years later, however his impact locally didn’t wait for antiquity to catch up. The …
This is a multi-part Series on Discipline and Accountability As mentioned, this is a multi-part series focusing on “discipline and accountability”. This will be a tough “row to hoe”. Why? Comparing business (private sector) to public sector (government) isn’t really done much. Honestly, most of the direct comparisons are done within the scope of “the …
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