neo-cortex

Ladder of Influence leads to Misguided Beliefs

How many times do you play the same situation over and over again?  What is your reaction when someone says “We tried that before and it didn’t work”? Using the ladder of influence, you start with the facts that you … Continue reading

Breaking Bottlenecks

Breaking Bottlenecks The year is one quarter over …how are things going?  How many of your goals have you achieved?  Did you identify your motivations and your obstacles?  Were your motivators strong enough for you to overcome your obstacles?  Did … Continue reading

Does ‘Pilot Error’ Really Exist?

As we know, ‘pilot error’ is the cause of many accidents. The precursor of Pilot Error is aviation medicine …. This was a result of the aircraft manufacturers having to replace numerous crashed planes by pilot wanna-be’s. In the early … Continue reading

Pardon me … are you staring

Interesting article on Staring …. why you stare, who you stare at, what you can do to stop staring. Staring … or peering intently at something or someone … is what part of your emotional brain does.  When the object, … Continue reading

Emotionally Enabled – AeroSafety World

Check out Shari’s article, Emotionally Enabled,  in the August edition of Flight Safety World’s AeroSafety Magazine: Emotionally Enabled Article in Fight Safety Foundation AeroSafety World Magazine or Emotionally Enabled from FlightSafety Foundations AeroSafety World For a text version of only … Continue reading

The Habits of the Mind ….

Time for Points to Ponder The Habits of Mind of Professional Behavior* … This can bring up many different habits — think before speaking, don’t cuss or use inappropriate words, keep an open mind ….. and these may have a direct … Continue reading

Cockpit Acoustics

I was re-reading an article in a prior edition of Business & Commercial Aviation, entitled Cockpit Cacophony.  It states that “The noisy cockpit environment certainly doesn’t help the communication of important information.  A review of 250 NASA ASRS …. business … Continue reading

"Hurry Up Syndrome"

Yes there really is a sickness called “Hurry Up Syndrome”!  I knew this disease existed, I was surprised that it had a real scientific name!  According to University of Manchester’s Dr. James Reason, this time crunch that we operate under … Continue reading

Stopping at the amygdala ….

while en route to your neo-cortex can cause you all sorts of problems! A key point to know is how your brain reacts to threats.  We feel before we think. Emotions come before thoughts. Your amygdala houses your emotions and … Continue reading

Do you allow others …

Do you allow others to influence your decisions by limiting your understanding of conflict source, or ultimate outcome?