Response Leadership Essentials Certification Roadmap
Follow the 4-phase progression below. Click to expand each phase and see each assigned course.
Each course builds your capabilities and confidence for real-world SAR operations.
Links to start and monitor progress for each course is also at the bottom of the page.
▼ Phase 1: Mindset Foundation
- Leadership Fundamentals
- The Response Leadership Sequence ™ – Part 1
- Developing a Leader’s Mindset
- Understanding and Using Mental Models
- Strengthening the Leader’s Mindset
- Emotional Intelligence
- Understanding and Improving Self-Esteem
- Receiving and Managing Criticism
- Giving and Receiving Feedback
- Types of Leaders
- 7 Overlooked Instructor Skills
- 4 Insights of the Visionary Crisis Leader
- R.O.C.K.: Developing a Leader’s Mindset
▼ Phase 2: Planning & Readiness
- Readiness to Act and the D.U.F.F.E.L. B.A.G.
- [D] Developing the Plan
- Intelligent Decision-Making and the 4AID Framework
- [U] Unifying the Plan
- The TEAM Solutions Wheel of Engagement™
- Team Engagement
- Volunteer Engagement
- Millennial Engagement
- [F] Forecasting a Crisis
- Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
- [F] Funding
- [E] Equipping – Group
- [L] Learning
- [B] Boosting via Simulations
- [A] Assessing and Evaluating
- [G] Getting Ready to Act
- R.O.C.K.: Readiness to Act and the D.U.F.F.E.L. B.A.G.
▼ Phase 3: Initial Response
- Coordinated Response: Operational Frameworks for Response Leadership
- Improving the Initial Response (Trigger)
- Initial Response
- R.O.C.K.: Developing the Crisis Response Organization
- Developing the Crisis Response Organization
- Crisis Leadership Functions 1
- Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Awareness
- Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Fundamentals
- Creating a Situation Unit
- Crisis Leadership Functions 2
- Resource Tracking
- Planning Tactics for People, Things, and Places
- Resource Ordering Principles
- Resource Management
- Response Sequence Meetings
- Forms Used for Response Planning
- Action Plans
- Resource Types and Kinds
- Event Facility Management
- Communication Essentials
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Toolkit [BUNDLE]: Communication Skills
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Toolkit: Briefing and Debriefing for Better Results
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Toolkit: Emotional Intelligence
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Toolkit: Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
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Toolkit: Giving and Receiving Feedback
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Toolkit: Receiving and Managing Criticism
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Toolkit: Understanding and Improving Self-Esteem
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Executive Brief: AI vs. Decision Assistant™
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How to Defend Your Decision™ – A Quick Reference Guide for High-Stakes Decision Makers
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Response Leadership Starter Pack
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Response Leadership Digital Essentials
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ICS Planning & Operations Digital Essentials
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Quick Start Guide to Crisis Response Leadership
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So That Others May Serve – Audio Deep Dive
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SAR Navigation & Reference Pack
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BOOKS by Mike McKenna
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So That Others May Serve by Mike McKenna
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Book Bundle by Mike McKenna
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Crisis Recovery Planning book by Mike McKenna
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Legacy of Leadership book Vol 1 by Mike McKenna
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The Response Leadership Sequence book by Mike McKenna
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