October 22, 2009
Former Army leader, decorated war hero, author, and Praevius Group partner Nate Self presented his story and how his comrades were able to defeat the al-Qaeda fighters by trusting each other.
Trust is a big topic these days–important enough that the U.S. Army has commissioned researchers to uncover what makes teams effective and how to replicate it in formal training programs. Nate Self recently discussed his personal account of his heroic Rangers’ effort in the form of a presentation entitled Trust on the Battlefield at the annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) meeting in San Antonio, Texas.
“Trust is vitally important in all teams, but especially in ad-hoc teams,” Nate said. “But there is a point where too much trust can be dangerous–if it’s at the expense of awareness and learning.” The HFES session included members dedicated to adopting a training cycle for trust training in swiftly starting action teams.
Mr. Self presented the challenges of the battle that ensued on the high snow-covered mountain top and factors that made his team successful even in the face of relentless attack and adversity. He examined trust in teams, in technology, and in leadership. The detailed story is written in his personal account titled Two Wars.
Nate discussed how the same leadership lessons can be used to unite and build winning teams on or off the battlefield. Nate’s presentation set the tone and provided an entree into the remaining symposium presentations regarding trust–given by members of U.S. Army Research Institute (Sena Garven, Greg Ruark, and Stan Halpin), and scholars from the University of Central Florida.
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