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plan narrated. These candidates confirm to the GTO that they agree with the

plan, once again thinking that this is the right thing to do.

What should You Do?

The group in this situation is a disorganised group. The leader has not been

nominated by consensus. This is known to all the candidates in the group

and definitely by the GTO. In this situation you must speak and ask the parts

of the plan which are unacceptable to be changed. In case the GTO asks you,

then you must convey your differences to the plan told. Why this is the right

thing to do?

• Your aim as a part of the group is to make the best possible plan for the

group to be effective in performing the task most efficiently.

• By stating the changes to the plan you have achieved that objective.

• By expressing disagreement with the leader you have done no wrong

because he is not the nominated leader and nor is the plan a consen-

sus plan. It is not against the wrongly perceived military ethos!

• By not expressing disagreement you have made yourself party to a

poor plan. The GTO has all reasons to consider your planning abilities

to be as poor as the plan presented.

Group planning exercise is an important part of the GTO series. To perform

well in this task please ensure that you do the following:

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