Ep 73: Our Common Challenges: Reflecting on Five Years of SWAT Team Leader Courses

05/08/24 • 70 min

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CATO Team Leader Instructors Kenny Brayton and Kris Jenny sit down with Marcus to reflect on lessons learned while teaching CATO's SWAT Team Leader course over the last five years. The trio discussed common challenges shared by the majority of teams, how teams address these challenges and the things that great teams do consistently well.

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