Archive for March 2021
Are You A Group Or A Team?
One of the most valuable mindsets that aviation trains for is known as maintaining The Big Picture. This means maintaining full perspective on everything that’s happening around us, how it fits together, and how all the moving parts may affect each other and our progress. This situational awareness comes from cultivating an overlap of knowledge…
Read MoreChallenge Yourself. Measure Everything.
It begins the moment you start to catch up with your airplane as a new and inexperienced pilot. At first, the aircraft is a quantity understood only on paper and your instructor watches you with eagle eyes, knowing you have absolutely no feel for what you’re about to undertake. It is awkward, and even the…
Read MoreIS There More Than One Version Of the Truth?
Truth is a non-negotiable for strong leadership because it’s the foundation of consistency and trust. Truth is, however, something that’s been making us all significantly uncomfortable for a good while now. Truth is also a tricky thing because it’s often coloured by our own perspectives, beliefs and subconscious angles. Whether it’s been deciphering the global agenda…
Read MoreTaming the Squirrel
Long before the reports will conclude what happened to the right engine of United Airlines Flight 328 Boeing 777 aircraft which failed catastrophically on February 20th, much discussion has revolved around the pilot’s mayday calls and a human phenomenon known as “startle effect”. The discussion is prompted by the somewhat disjointed nature of the pilot’s…
Read MoreLess Meetings – More Conversations
The crew of an aircraft begin their duty period with a routine that sets them up for the success of that flight. They collect information about the weather conditions at their departure, destination and alternate airports, their assigned aircraft, and fuel and payload requirements. They discuss how these may affect each other and start to…
Read MoreSIMPLIFY – By Asking for More
We’re really good at suffering. It makes us feel productive and capable. I’m not talking about the heart-wrenching type of suffering that everyone can recognise. I’m talking about the daily suffering that we volunteer for because it makes us feel like we’re achieving something when we solve it – that allows us to feel intelligent…
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