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Chapter 5<br />
the DRT, leader engagement may be the most critical component of IE. Leader engagement meetings may<br />
include:<br />
Key local communicators.<br />
Civilian leaders.<br />
Others whose perceptions, decisions, and actions affect mission accomplishment.<br />
5-20. All engagement meetings should be planned and conducted with detailed preparation to ensure the<br />
outcomes of building local support for military operations, providing opportunity for persuasion, and<br />
reducing friction and mistrust are met. For the DRT, the keys to leader engagements include:<br />
Identifying key leaders, which includes:<br />
Identifying persons of influence.<br />
Determining the potential for long-term influence.<br />
Evaluating the key leader network.<br />
Preparing intelligence of the AO, which includes:<br />
Confirming/denying key leader’s capability in relation to desired effects (Is this the right<br />
person to engage?).<br />
Determining ethnicity; tribal background and perspective, if applicable; and religious<br />
background.<br />
Defining resources.<br />
Identifying social network.<br />
Discerning key leader’s agenda, motivation, and interest.<br />
Determining information operations vulnerabilities assessment (hot button issues).<br />
Developing contingencies and counters to unfavorable responses.<br />
Reviewing post-engagement reports.<br />
Using forward-thinking options to build on prior engagements and gather critical<br />
information from key leaders for increased operational benefits.<br />
Leveraging other collection assets.<br />
Identifying desired effects, which includes:<br />
Identifying what is to be achieved.<br />
Identifying supporting objectives.<br />
Identifying primary conditions required to achieve the desired effect(s).<br />
Predetermining what to offer in order to get the desired outcome.<br />
Identifying the probability of a favorable response to the request/desired effect.<br />
Developing the best alternative to a negotiated agreement.<br />
Considering utilizing other enablers.<br />
Preparing for the meeting, which includes:<br />
Consulting with interpreters and cultural advisors.<br />
Identifying roles.<br />
Determining who leads.<br />
Practicing.<br />
Learning gift-exchange.<br />
Being prepared to confront corruption.<br />
Showing respect.<br />
Learning a few key words of the local dialect.<br />
Understanding the key leaders will have their own agenda.<br />
Executing the meeting, which includes:<br />
Following local meeting etiquette.<br />
Being patient.<br />
Knowing when to speak.<br />
5-4 ATTP 3-20.97 16 November 2010