Implementing HRO at the National Forest Level

Connecting the dotsConnecting the dots

The hallmarks applied…The hallmarks applied…

• Commitment to resilienceCommitment to resilience

• Reluctance to simplify interpretationsReluctance to simplify interpretations

• Sensitivity to operationsSensitivity to operations

• Preoccupation with failurePreoccupation with failure

• Deference to expertiseDeference to expertise

Preoccupation with failurePreoccupation with failurePreoccupation with failurePreoccupation with failure

Staff Rides - Staff Rides -

Realizing the potential – helps to Realizing the potential – helps to develop a passion for identifying and develop a passion for identifying and analyzing failuresanalyzing failures

Reluctance to simplifyReluctance to simplify◊ Consciously

dissecting decisions to resist the temptation to simplify.

◊ Consciously dissecting decisions to resist the temptation to simplify.

Sensitivity to Sensitivity to operationsoperationsSensitivity to Sensitivity to operationsoperations◊ After Action

Reviews – The effective use of hindsight tool discipline (i.e. AARs) reinforces future sensitivity to operations.

◊ After Action Reviews – The effective use of hindsight tool discipline (i.e. AARs) reinforces future sensitivity to operations.

Commitment to resilienceCommitment to resilienceCommitment to resilienceCommitment to resilience

◊ Review – plan -improve

◊ If something goes differently than planned – instill the principle that it is unprofessional to not review what happened and make appropriate future adjustments

◊ Review – plan -improve

◊ If something goes differently than planned – instill the principle that it is unprofessional to not review what happened and make appropriate future adjustments

Deference to expertiseDeference to expertiseDeference to expertiseDeference to expertise◊ Preplanned

network of experts

◊ Knowing who to call when

◊ A mental check list

◊ Preplanned network of experts

◊ Knowing who to call when

◊ A mental check list

SummarySummary

Instilling the practices may be more Instilling the practices may be more effective by the realization of positive effective by the realization of positive outcomes…. “wow that worked out well.. outcomes…. “wow that worked out well.. how can we make that happen again”how can we make that happen again”

◊ Implementing the HRO discipline can be a challenge…..

……especially if it is described as the latest-best-thing.

◊ Implementing the HRO discipline can be a challenge…..

……especially if it is described as the latest-best-thing.