Looking for some summer reading suggestions? Gray Stone Advisors’ principal Jim Lara shares his third annual Summer Reading List for current and aspiring leaders.
Category: Organizational Development
Summer Tune-up for Aviation Leaders Author
Summer’s a great time for aviation leaders to fine-tune their flight operations and guard against organizational threats. Jim Lara shares this “how-to.”
Get Bad News Out Early – Make Time Your Trusted Ally Author
Find out the two things you need to do when something goes wrong within your flight department. Read why it’s critical to “get bad news out early.
5 Ways to Get Ahead in Business Aviation Author
Want to know how to move up, get noticed and get ahead in business aviation? Check out these five approaches from Steve Brechter.
Is Your Flight Department at Risk? Author
The symptoms of an unhealthy business aviation operation are often misunderstood—even ignored. Here are 5 ways to assess “Is my flight department at risk?”
How to Deal with Rogue Behavior in Corporate Aviation Author
All corporate aviation flight departments have experienced a team member who exhibits “rogue behavior.” Jim Lara shares these tools to nip it in the bud.
The Case for Aviation-Specific Role Descriptions Author
Most job descriptions we see don’t provide clarity or use aviation terminology. Here’s why your flight department needs aviation-specific role descriptions.
Be In the Moment and Boost Productivity Author
Discover the enormous benefit of being present. Follow these 7 Steps on how to be in the moment and boost your productivity.
5 Ways to Write a Business Aviation Mission Statement Author
Once you create an inspirational vision statement for your flight department, your next step is to craft a mission statement. Learn 5 ways here.
Build a Business Aviation Dream Team Using The Birkman Method Author
The English author E.M.Forster once said, “One person with passion is better than forty people merely interested.” What does passion have to do with team building in business aviation? Everything. We all know that it’s easy to build a high-performing team if you are able to handpick your team members. But that’s not the way