In business aviation an operating partner is like a consultant, except for one big difference. A consultant typically arrives, assesses the situation, tells you what needs to be done and leaves. An operating partner helps you do it. Read 5 Reasons Why You Need an Operating Partner.
Category: Planning
4 Easy Steps to Writing Effective Value Statements for Your Flight Department Author
When created and implemented in the right way, your value statements will take on strong meaning and serve as your agreed-upon standards for evaluating the actions and behaviors of the team. Think of your value statements as guiding principles for how you’ll accomplish what you need to get done.
Is Your Flight Department Stuck? Create an Operating Plan in 12 Steps Author
Discover why you cannot overestimate the value of a flight department Operating Plan, and then learn how to build an effective one.
Are You Ready to Be a Mentor? 6 Steps to Get You Started Author
Have you achieved personal or professional success as a result of working with a talented mentor? Has someone helped you get to where you are today by showing you ‘the ropes’? If so, perhaps you’re ready to pay it forward and become an advisor to someone who wants to elevate their career or personal pursuits to a much higher level. Becoming an effective mentor takes a lot of time and energy—and there are do’s and don’ts so take heed (and read on).
Hire Right! Competency-Based Recruiting in Business Aviation Author
For all the great things we do in business aviation, taking the time to define the success criteria for a key position — and then hiring against those needs — is often not one of them. So here’s why it’s vitally important to use competency-based recruiting techniques to fill every position within your flight department.
Goal Setting: Unleashing the Power of Passion Author
When your flight department is goal setting for the coming year, take full advantage of the power of passion. Then align those goals with the passions and interests of your people.
Goal Setting – Why Bother? Author
Another New Year has dawned. And for many of you, that means it’s time for Human Resources to prod your business aviation staff to start some goal setting and career planning. So, tell me: what’s on your personal and professional horizons? What are your aspirations? And how will you arrive at your desired destination? Why
Aviation Organizational Transformation Keys 5-7 Author
When aviation organizational transformation is on the docket for your business aviation facility, empowerment, inclusion and consistency are three essential keys to your success.
Your Vision, Mission & Values: Touchstones for Change Author
Among the 10 keys to creating transformational change is Key No. 3 … defining your vision, mission and values touchstones.
Leadership Essentials: Do I Fit in a Leadership Role? Author
How do you know if you possess the right “fit” to advance into and succeed in a leadership role? Here are four ways to make the decision.