I have spent a large part of January 2018 ticking off boxes on a checklist. This checklist is an instructor resource I created to ensure crucial steps are not missed when preparing for our 7 week class. At the end of 7 weeks, students have learned all the necessary skills on how to drive trains, trouble shoot equipment faults on trains and respond to train specific emergencies. To prepare for this course, the list is 4 pages long. It was inspired by a mentor, Norm who would often say "A course starts weeks before you meet your students. Imagine showing up and you don't have a train to teach your students to drive?"
In this Tedx UBCO talk, Paramedic Andrew Mills explains how attempting to multitask can kill, and how delegation and team management can save time and lives. All it takes? Taking time to slow things down and utilizing checklists.
We show this video with our students and prompt a classroom discussions. Covering the spirit and intent of the Tedx UBCO talk which is slowing down and utilizing the lists we provide for them.
This Monday morning did not start off well for two reasons. (1) I am not a morning person and a 6:30 a.m. start is difficult. (2) After making a cup of coffee, I checked my emails and then reached for my list, the list that has everything on it. It was gone! It was not on the desk where I had left it on Friday!
If I had taken a moment and "slowed things down" and followed the advice from the video, I would have noticed my checklist had slipped off my desk and was lying between my desk and plant. Instead I spent 15 minutes trying to retrace Friday's steps. In the end, it was found, but had I "slowed things down" I would not have lost those 15 minutes...
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