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Drive poor
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How Long is Your
Vision?
By:
Dr. Michael J. Dreikorn
Some people are thought of
as visionaries.
Meaning they have an ability to apply foresight
far in advance of others, while maintaining
relevancy.
The reality is that we are all visionaries to one
extent or another.
Vision is seeing the relevant opportunities that
are emerging and giving others a larger vision or
purpose in which to strive for attainment. It means seeing
the future and anticipating its impact. When times are
good, leaders with vision anticipate the downturn; when
times are hard, leaders with vision anticipate the next
growth trend.
Imagine the power an organization that has the
ability to harness the vision of its
employees.
We have all had
experiences where we have a "moment of clarity" and
realize that a future event is upon us, usually without
any evidence to stand upon. Our subconscious
is always at work spotting patterns and anomalies, and
it makes connections that are predictive in nature. Regardless of
whether we are expecting it or it takes us by surprise,
these epiphanies hold valuable messages about future
possibilities. The real
challenge is to harness the power of vision and bring it
practically into our leadership and throughout our
organization.
When the
organization applies vision in its day-to-day business,
metrics such as safety, quality, and productivity all
improve.
But this requires sustained engagement of the
entire organization. In short, there
is no silver bullet that can be applied to engage an
organization and capture the vision of its
employees.
To foster a culture of engagement, leaders must
be committed, processes for engagement and action
established, and an environment of trust
nurtured.
Leaders must be committed to hearing input
from all levels of the organization. And, they must
be sincere about how they listen. True listening
is evidenced by action. When
organizational members see action as a result of their
input, then the vision bug becomes epidemic. As action
occurs, organizational members will grow to trust the
engagement process even more.
Though, there are some tough decisions an
organization will need to make. Not all leaders
are good at the nurturing thing. And, some
leaders lack the ability to apply vision sufficiently
far in advance to be useful. As a result, an
organization may need to move people to other
opportunities in order to establish the culture of
engagement.
A good place to start is with
yourself.
Reflect on your own vision capabilities. Do you focus
solely on the here-and-now, or dream aimlessly of the
what-ifs?
Elliot Jaques conducted some great
work around the concept of time-span vision. Based on his
work, as a professional climbs the career ladder, their
time-span of vision should also be growing. An
example of time-span vision is provided on this
link.
If you find that your time-span vision is too
short, now is a good time to work on lengthening
it.
Michael J. Dreikorn,
Ed.D.
President, The IPL Group, LLC
Principal Partner, ASD
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International
Terrorism and its Impact on the Airline Industry
By: Dr. Chris A.
Hamilton
 We are living in a changing world
where people, many times, act at will without any
consideration to human life. Sadly, the
aviation industry is the one component in this world
that seems to usually receive the short end of the
stick. Why
is the airline industry the one that continuously must
suffer the most?
The answer is very simple. It is an
impressive industry dealing with the expedited movement
of people partaking in human values and constructive
engagements.
A disapproving aspect in this complex world is
the mindset of individuals engaged in international
terrorism.
Terrorism is the "dark hole" that can destroy the
airline industry unless we take effective action to
permanently combat infiltration opportunities from
adverse groups or individuals. Many times
people choose falsely to believe that they can never
become the victims of aggression until reality knocks at
their door.
This distressing experience brings the required
"change of heart" in understanding the need for
effective preemptive measures by the airline industry to
counter terrorism.
Airlines
around the world have chosen different ways to safeguard
their business practices and reputations. However, all
airlines have two elements in common while implementing
these measures: Human Intervention and Detection
Technology.
The best success stories in preventing incursions
are when the industry implements the measures in
combination.
The airlines must not utilize the latest
detection technology without the diligent input of human
observation and expertise.
Terrorists
choose to act in ways that will impact people
psychologically. This is done by selecting soft targets
with victims in big numbers and easy media exposure.
Destroying the facilities of an airport under
construction to prevent an airline from entering the
market would be an example of this type of
terrorism.
The people on the working site are simple
construction workers trying to earn a living. Another way is
through political intrusion into the policies of a
democratic nation-state. This brings deliberate
instability in the nation that can negatively impact not
only the airline industry but also consequentially the
rest of the world.
Organized
terrorists, also called left-wing terrorists, are always
very deliberate in their actions when utilizing the
airline industry as their battlefield. Terrorists
desire the utmost emotional devastation aligned with the
highest media exploitation.
To
achieve more effective results, terrorists choose to act
inside permissive societies with strong civil and legal
rights.
Suppressive societies are not selected because
promotion of their causes is virtually impossible. Additionally,
international terrorists select free societies because
the legal systems in place are most likely very lenient
in implementing punishment if caught by the
anti-terrorism authorities. Left-wing
terrorists commonly originate in suppressed societies
but frequently operate in free societies.
Religiously
founded territory and suppression of free movement is
the "terrorist trigger" that the airline industry has to
deal mostly nowadays. For example,
South-East Asian religious polarized terrorist groups
will utilize a western airline en-route home to induce
fear because western media employs free reporting
policies.
These policies offer an opportunity for terrorist
views to be heard, over-and-over again, on the evening
news.
The
airline industry needs to be very vigilant in protecting
their rights to utilize the global airways
unharmed.
Every nation should carefully select the methods
used to combat international terrorism. The legality of
the utilized methods will always be a prominent question
in the industry. Human intervention, such as behavioral
profiling, combined with technology is the only way to
save innocent lives while utilizing the air
transportation.
It is essential for the people working in air
travel be accountable and prepared for their positions
of responsibility.
A calculated preparation with vigilant
implementation is the only way for the airline industry
to safeguard precious human lives and their financial
stability.
The IPL Group has the experience and know-how
to support your organization's counter-terrorism
strategy.
Dr. Chris A. Hamilton
Director of
Behavioral Management
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Drive Poor Performance
with Ineffective
Dialogue
By: Alden B.
Davis
Running your
organization with ineffective dialogue gives the same
results as running your car without oil; they
seize-up!
Are you observing the performance degrading
implications of ineffective dialogue? They can range
from general disengagement and malaise to people being
summarily removed from their jobs. Give yourself a
competitive edge in this economy by fostering effective
dialogue in your organization.
Six months ago people from two companies
became entrenched in non-productive behaviors across the
customer-supplier chasm. Dialogue was
reduced to blame; problem solving to criticism. Performance
suffered.
The supplier scorecard was mostly red; red being
bad. New conversations were enabled when people from
both sides were trained in interpersonal and social
skills.
Today the group is experiencing outstanding
performance and can focus their energy on innovations
and problem solving.
The skill-set is straight forward. Effective
interactions, setting expectations, negotiating
differences, dealing with conflict, respectful
behaviors, giving feedback, decoding 'hot-buttons' and
representing the agenda of an opposing person. Begin an
exploration of these topics at
www.MyValueTree.com,
mouse over "Principled Supervisor" and check out
"Effective Listening and the Respect
Audit." Start today using language that
fosters effective dialogue such as, "Tell me more," "How
do we find info about...," " What can I
do?", "Why
do you say that?", "Next time...",
"I believe", "We can do it", "No problem" and
"Possibilities are..."
With effective dialogue you can have long
and productive performance. It is a worthy
investment of your time and
energy.
Be
well and keep adding value!
Alden B.
Davis
Visionary Consultant
with The IPL Group, LLC
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 The following are news links
relevant to quality, safety, and regulatory matters in
the Aviation, Space, Defense and
Maritime industries. These are events
which have been recently reported in the media and have
been selected as relevant reading for busy
professionals. As a professional, to continue
to provide value, it's your
responsibility to remain relevant.
The Phase III
Aerospace Workforce Outlook (AWO) Report presents
findings and conclusions related to efforts to analyze
and define the nature of specific Florida-based work and
workforce skills for select Shuttle and related-system
program activity.
 "The Air Capital can't continue to
operate as if it's the center of the aerospace universe
but must recognize it's a 'node' in a vast global
network that builds and buys aircraft"
The Teamsters will
represent a group that includes baggage handlers and
cargo agents in bargaining with Continental over wages
and other contract terms. The union already represents
mechanics at the airline.
Regional air safety
improvements questioned (USA)
 A year after the fiery crash of a
regional airliner killed 50 people near Buffalo, N.Y.,
regulators have missed their own deadlines for
pilot-fatigue regulations for the smaller carriers and
are still rewriting rules to improve crew training.
Surprise checks reveal
varied violations (India)
 Surprise checks by India's civil
aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil
Aviation (DGCA), reveal more than a dozen pilots and
cabin crew tested alcohol positive before taking their
flights last year.
FAA changed product
guidance available for comment (USA)
 The FAA has released a draft update
to the changed product rule guidance (draft AC 21.101A).
PMA holders who may be affected should review the
document, and do it soon, in order to offer their
thoughts to the FAA before the policies
become final.
EASA orders checks of
Thales AoA probe (EU)
 By April 30, Airbus A330 and A340
operators will be required to make a detailed visual
inspection of aircraft equipped with a Thales Avionics
AoA (angle of attack) probe with part no.
C16291AA.
 The Federal Aviation Administration
has nearly completed an investigation into wiring issues
in 290 MD-80s in the American Airlines fleet. The
inquiry could result in one of the largest fines in the
agency's history.
AEI calls on EU to improve air safety
transparency (NL)
AEI claims the European
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) remains a paper tiger due
to a lack of enforcement powers whilst the European
Commission consistently fails to take effective action
against incompetent National Aviation
Authorities.
 ICAO has classified the
Philippines, together with 10 other countries - Angola,
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Congo, Djibouti, Kazhakstan,
Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia as a
"Significant Safety Concern" in the past two months
because to date the government has not resolved issues
to ensure that its air safety oversight and security
systems are in place.
Civil Aviation
Mystery deepens over
ET409 crash in Lebanon (Lebanon)
 Ethiopian and other media are now
reporting that the equipment recovered was the metal
housing of the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR), and not the
actual digital recording device. In simple terms, what
they pulled from the sea bed was an empty orange metal
box.
 Viking Air has resurrected the rugged
de Havilland plane, confirmed the first official test
flight will take place in the skies over Calgary --
although the time, day and other details of the flight
plan are a closely guarded secret.
The Wall Street
Journal is citing unnamed industry officials that, "a
fundamental breakdown of pilot discipline," was what
apparently caused a U.S. Airways plane to skid to a stop
in the emergency stopping system at the end of Yeager's
runway on Jan. 19.
On Feb. 2, the NTSB
concluded its investigation by blaming Renslow for the
crash, citing his incorrect response to a cockpit stall
warning. He pulled back on the control column after the
warning, sending the plane's nose up and putting the
aircraft into a stall that led to the crash, the board
found.
'Black boxes' fail
in Sharjah crash (UAE)
The
mystery of why a Sudan Airways plane crashed after
takeoff from Sharjah's airport in October, killing all
six crew aboard, may never be solved because the two
flight data recorders found in the wreckage were not
working.
Maritime
N.J. looks at boost
for Bayonne Bridge, once again (USA)
 Assemblyman Albert Coutinho
(D-Essex), the committee chairman, said that if the
bridge isn't updated, the regional economy will suffer
from lost shipping trade. He said the port provides more
than 270,000 jobs, and 50,000 of them could be lost if
the bridge problem isn't addressed.
 The U.S. Maritime Administration
knew in 1997 that paint falling off its obsolete ships
anchored in Suisun Bay could cause toxic pollution, yet
took no action for more than a decade while denying a
problem existed, according to federal
documents.
Defense
 The U.S. Army has affirmed the
contract award to the Company, originally received on
Aug. 26, 2009, to produce the Family of Medium Tactical
Vehicles (FMTV).
 The Army is considering several
regions of the country, including Hampton Roads, to base
a new Joint High Speed Vessel that can carry up to 350
soldiers.
 In a milestone for the ambitious
directed-energy project, now dramatically downsized, the
Pentagon's Airborne Laser prototype weapons system
destroyed a ballistic missile that was in flight. The
shootdown took place February 11 off the central coast
of California.
Agni-III launch a complete success
(India)
 During its 800-second flight, it
reached an altitude of 350 km. and its re-entry module
sliced into the atmosphere, withstanding searing
temperatures of 3,000 deg.
Celsius.
Space
 Space Shuttle Endeavour astronauts
early Friday morning added the last big addition to the
International Space Station during the first of three
planned spacewalks.
Obama's move to end Constellation
prompts industrial base questions
(USA)
 Industry advocates are voicing
concern with U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to
cancel NASA's Moon-bound Constellation program and the
threat it poses to America's aerospace work force and
U.S. strategic missile arsenals, but Defense Department
officials said the two agencies are forging a plan to
sustain the nation's solid-rocket motor industrial
base.
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LLC. We hope you find the content informative and
useful. If there are other features of this
newsletter that you would like to see, let us
know. The power of our industry is not solely
driven by mechanical means, it is our intellectual base
which brings innovation and strength.
Sincerely,
Dr. Michael
Dreikorn
President The IPL
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CASA has posted a proposed rule
change reducing cabin crew numbers in Australia from one
per 36 seats to one per 50 seats.
The FAA says it's looking into
maintenance procedures on some 44 Southwest jets the
company ok'd without first getting FAA approval, as
required.
Airbus SAS will run tests on
airplane seats made by Japan's Koito Industries Ltd. to
establish whether they pose safety concerns, after the
Japanese manufacturer confessed to years of flawed
production.
A flight of Atlas Air has dropped a
wing cover on approach to Miami International
Airport.
The National Transportation Safety
Board says it's a serious but little known problem: the
fact that once a major airline contracts with a regional
airline to fly a route, the major airline no longer has
any responsibility for that flight's crew, training or
safety.
A Nevada company received a
boost to its efforts to be at the forefront of the
United State's commercial spacecraft industry after NASA
announced last week the company will get $20 million in
funding.