Gettysburg Staff Ride - Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

​LOGISTICS:

​Travel:  Recommended travel days on Monday and Friday.

​Lodging:  The 1863 Inn at Gettysburg

Schedule:  Preparation time on Tuesday with icebreaker in the evening.  Staff ride on Wednesday and Thursday, with integration dinner Thursday night.

Group size:  Minimum 8 people per conference group; maximum of 14 people per conference group.  Maximum of 6 groups at a time.  OMNA will provide one retired senior leader either a U.S. Marine or a Firefighter to facilitate learning for each conference group.

Transportation:  Groups provide their own transportation around the battlefield (usually rented 15 passenger vans).  Walking options available (6-10 miles per day).

Price and payment:  Contact OMNA for scheduling, pricing, and payment options.  

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The battle for Gettysburg in July 1863 was a clash of human will that involved dynamic decision-making in a rapidly changing environment.  We use this catastrophic incident as a backdrop to discuss our capacity for decision-making in future operational environments.   This staff ride is used by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group's L-580 senior level leadership course, as well as the Regional Leadership Academy of the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development. 

​LEARNING OUTCOMES: 

+ Leaders introspectively evaluate their past decision-making and share their lessons "earned" with their colleagues, all with a view toward building up better leaders for the future.

+ Participants learn more about how their colleagues feel, think, frame problems, and communicate their decisions into action.

+ Teams build cohesion and a common shared experience in evaluating leaders from the past, while broadening their vocabulary and level of organizational maturity.