October 2011
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10 Reasons Why Smart People Do Dumb Things
I have compiled a Top 10 list of why I think smart people do dumb things. In no particular order…
1. Poor Perspective or Lack of Objectivity: Didn’t see the forest for the trees. Need to step back and get a view from 20,000 feet so to speak. Been there!
2. Pressure to Perform: It is usually from within ourselves or outside pressure from supervisor or company. Often happens when...
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Approachability -- The Last Domino
Nearly every supervisor in the workplace feels they can be approached by others, but are they really “approachable?” What does “intervening” in the workplace mean to you as a supervisor or foreman? What does it mean to the one being supervised?
In this article, we will examine the final moments of three aviation accidents in an attempt to get at what makes approachability in the field so...
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“By far one of the best keynotes we have ever heard! Your Operational Excellence...”
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“Odie, I can’t tell you how much we were impressed by your presentation and...”
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Active Listening Builds Trust and Saves Lives
After personally interviewing Capt. Bob Bragg, the last surviving pilot involved in what still stands today as the “worst aviation accident in history.”, I am reminded that active listening saves lives. Capt Bragg was the copilot on board a Pan American 747 jumbo jet when a KLM 747 jet collided with him on the runway on the island of Tenerife in 1977.
The runway was shrouded in fog as the...