Inside the Flight Deck: Command, Leadership & What No One Teaches You with Laurie Graham

🎙️ EPISODE SNAPSHOT

In this exclusive Bryan Air Podcast episode, Bryan sits down with aviation legend Laurie Graham, former SAA Senior Check Captain, Airbus and Boeing commander, and leadership strategist to unpack the missing piece in pilot training: leadership. We trace Laurie’s journey from his days in Zimbabwe to directing professional standards at a major airline, and reveal how a lack of leadership training is creating unnecessary risk in the industry. From reputation to self-evaluation and team dynamics, this episode is a masterclass in what it really takes to lead in and out of the flight deck. Plus, a sneak peek at a powerful new training collaboration in the works.

⏱️ TIME-STAMPED FLIGHT PLAN

• 00:00 – Welcome to the Bryan Air Podcast

• 01:08 – Laurie Graham’s early flying days in Zimbabwe and bush flying roots

• 02:30 – How Laurie landed his first commercial gig and joined Air Zimbabwe

• 04:42 – Flying DC-3s, 747s, A350s: SAA command and operational leadership

• 07:38 – Why leadership training is aviation’s blind spot

• 13:16 – Flight deck mistakes, systemic training gaps, and what needs to change

• 17:51 – The mindset of self-evaluation and continuous learning

• 23:34 – Preview of Bryan & Laurie’s upcoming digital leadership project

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