Ray,  for me it started with OPD, then an NCODP.  I needed to create the space for NCOs and Officers to agree to allow I intend to…..  I saw this as a key first step.

During my final OPD on Leader-Leader model we conducted a pre-mortem.  In a pre-mortem you assume whatever you tried failed.  You then list the reasons why it failed.  Its a great tool to pre-plan and mitigate potential failure points.  One of the key “reasons we failed” was we didn’t prepare the NCOs.  That we didn’t prime the NCOs to take the lead or created confusion by executing a plan without their buy-in and understanding.