NBAA S&D PDP: The Voice of Leadership…

How Leaders Inspire, Influence & Achieve Results It’s a fact of organizational life: to lead well you must communicate well, especially in the fast-paced results-oriented atmosphere of business aviation where time can be of the essence. Identifying your triggers and … Continue reading

A no-named family member

I received a letter from my health care provider that began with this salutation: “To My Most Valued Patient:” My first reaction was WHAT???!!!!!  If I was so valuable, why couldn’t you at least address it to me – my … Continue reading

Cockpit Chatter

Cockpit Chatter…… British Airways flight asks for push back clearance from terminal. Control Tower replies: ‘And where is the world’s most experienced airline going today without filing a flight plan?’ ———————– ATC: ‘ Al Italia 345 continue taxi to 26L … Continue reading

Helpless or helpful?

Excellent customer service is very much a set of buzzwords.  Do companies really know their level of customer service?  I recently had two separate ‘customer service’ experiences — one was a delight and the other was, well, it just was. I … Continue reading

How do you relate?

Think of the last time you were in a meeting and you and your team were discussing your latest project. You needed to propel the team to continue as they have been, or to put forth more effort, or to … Continue reading

In the spaces provided …. solution

Write the word communicate _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Did you solve it?  If not, let me show you: _c_o_m_m_u_n_i_c_a_t_e_ How’d you do?  Remember, It’s not what I said, it’s what you think … Continue reading

NBAA IOC

Join us at NBAA’s International Operators’ Conference in beautiful San Diego for two invigorating PDP courses …. you will never look at performance appraisals and setting boring goals the same way!

In the spaces provided ….

Print the word communicate _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Yes, in the spaces provided above, please print the word communicate. This is not a trick, you need no special glasses, pen or magnifying … Continue reading

Fightin’ Words

Your words, voice tone and inflection can elicit powerful emotions from others, without you realizing it. “Fightin’ Words” are those words that can trigger your emotions and cause you to become defensive.  In my leadership and communication workshops, participants do … Continue reading

Dynamics of Empowered Leadership

NBAA Annual Convention, Orlando FL Contact NBAA for registration