Appendix A

The other factors the survey demonstrated as crucial to the effective establishment of a team have been organized below into two main categories.  There are practical measures:

• Quickly  conduct  an  on  the  ground  assessment  in  order  to  create  a tactical staffing plan
• Then  identify  the  staff  you  will  need  to  bring  that  plan  to  life  and ensure they are quickly given country orientation
• Make sure you have a roster of current, former and potential staff that is big and skilled enough to meet the needs of your plan
• Have sufficient funds available to be able to quickly deploy staff

And there are managerial measures:

• Produce an organization structure so team members know who will be in charge and in what circumstances
• Ensure managers offer all team members constructive and continual feedback
• Pay attention to the needs and workload of high-performing staff, so as to get the most out of them
• Ensure all staff have clear roles and responsibilities before joining an emergency team.
• Provide stress management programmes for staff
• Value  programme  success  and  people  management  equally  when considering promotion for a team manager
• Exploit all available internal applicants for emergency rosters