Continuing my thread of Captainitis and the ego …. When you are stressed, how do you react?Do you fall into behaviors that you did years ago?In other words, do you regress?It may be something as simple as immediately rationalizing the situation … Continue reading
Turning Brutally ….
Witness: Air New Zealand A320 ‘Turned Brutally Towards The Ground’ “It was flying straight, then it turned brutally towards the ground” What an unusual choice of words … “turned brutally towards the ground”. You can visualize this aircraft turning and … Continue reading
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Planes in PJ’s?
“Frontier Airlines pulled blankets and pillows off its planes late last month …” When I first read this opening sentence, my immediate thoughts were of these planes, probably enjoying the cool evening Denver air, and glad it was not in … Continue reading
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Inside your brain: Techniques for reducing conflict with coworkers
When cooperation with coworkers is at a low level, conflict increases, productivity decreases, tempers are shortened, deadlines are missed and safety is compromised. These high stress levels fuel conflict and disharmony, which directly affects productivity and damages your safety culture. … 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
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Aviation Human Factors: The Pilot Ego Part 2
The Pilot Ego – what a unique breed. In my sessions, I present what Captains thought of their co-pilots and what co-pilots thought of their Captains. More research has brought to light other interesting facts: Psychologists have studied pilots and … Continue reading
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Aviation Human Factors: The Pilot Ego
Years ago I did my Master’s [in Aeronautical Science from ERAU] on “Personalities in the Cockpit”. In that research, I surveyed career Part 91 pilots as to their communication style. These were all pilots in flight departments; I did not … Continue reading
