Colonel Walt Holmes shares insights on community-based education, gamified approach to change, and leading groups effectively. Learn about fostering teamwork, accountability, and empowerment in military units. Explore the impact of collaborative problem-solving and empowering students through community-based education.
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insights INSIGHT
Power of Numerical Metrics
Numerical values tied to participation create clear feedback and motivate sustained effort.
Metrics linked to outcomes align individual and organizational success.
question_answer ANECDOTE
Students Leading Real Emergency Projects
High school students created an active shooter response plan for Philadelphia Police and Fire departments.
They organized meetings, surveys, manuals, and exercises as real community contributors.
volunteer_activism ADVICE
Use Online Tools for Skill Development
Provide web-based tutorials for key professional skill sets to support team learning.
Assign clear responsibilities linked to these skill sets for tangible progress.
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Can I get your attention? Because this week, I have none other than Colonel Walt Holmes with me on the show, Air Force Commander, author, and master facilitator of community-based education.
Walt has been helping individuals to progress through the ranks of military units – and of life – since the 1999s, designing the systems for success in both soldiers and students. His 5 levels of achievement offers a unique gamified approach to change: encouraging meaningful metric-based accountability, collaboration and autonomy in his squadron of students. His belief: if we can impact someone’s behaviour, we can change their attitude.
Walt’s passion is undeniable - it radiates through the airwaves of our conversation and I’m positive you will feel it too! Tune in to learn all about community, attitude, behaviour and the cogs of organisational change.
Find out about:
Learnings from Walt’s military career as a cultural change facilitator
What it takes to change an entire organisation through the introduction of structure, autonomy and collaboration
Why the success to community-based education lies in a marriage of individual outcomes and metrics
The inner-workings of community models: why people taking ownership creates a system that is self-enforcing
What Walt’s book ‘Lead From The Middle, Lead From Behind’ can teach us about leading groups in disarray
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