Fast Jet Performance

We think about ourselves a lot. If you were stuck in a cage with a crocodile you'd think about that a lot too but you're not stuck in a cage with a crocodile. But you are stuck with you. And, unlike …

We all know that pilots are an overconfident bunch. You've seen the airline captain wearing sunglasses as he walks through the airport terminal or you've met the pilot who insists on telling you what…

We are all blinded by success, now more than ever. Never before have we been able to see such meteoric rises of nobodies to somebodies who are able to attain significant wealth and status on the way.…

So, I've just swapped the cockpit of my military fast jet for a desk in an office and, WHOA... ...Am I learning about communication! Or the lack of it. I'm probably just not familiar with all of the …

We’ve all done it and if you haven’t you probably know someone who has.

You're having a conversation, driving home from work or watching TV when you suddenly realise that you can’t remember the last 5…

When 25 year old Taylor Swift sold her 40 millionth album and became the youngest woman ever to be included on Forbes' '100 Most Powerful Women' list, it would be easy to think that her success could…

Have you ever wondered why you missed that promotion at work or why another person always gets the great assignments?

You work as hard as the next guy but he always seems to get the breaks!Maybe you h…

What's wrong with the youth of today? Recently we had some young employees doing a project for our civilian partners and when they had finished, and the contract had been signed, they all left the co…

You've heard of the saying 'If you want something done, give it to a busy person' but often it seemed that the more I did, the less I actually got done. My three year tour as a Senior Executive on, w…

It's a familiar story to all of us. We're struggling with a heavy workload when along comes the boss and hands us yet another task - we roll our eyes and accept it. We might even rebel a little and l…

If I gave you some darts and stood you in front of a dartboard for a year, could you become the next Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor with just practise or would you need the help of someone who had some know…

Management over Leadership - An Acceptable Inevitability or Purposeful Neglect?

When writing I often find it all too easy to end up widely off message narrating a vitriolic polemic about some imagine…

I've had a guy in his late teens write in to ask a few questions so I thought I'd share them as it might help others who are looking at a potential career in the military. This is a military centric …

The 90% solution, some guy called 'Pareto' and why the best air combat pilots are often seen as the laziest.

It became apparent to me during my last tour that a lot of the effort that I put into my wo…

So, it's fair to say that the majority of the population would probably view fast jet pilots as an arrogant bunch of people who display significant narcissistic attributes. Any high-achiever whether …

I've recently been away from work for a couple of weeks having to take some remaining leave before the deadline of 31 March when all leave resets. I've done a few things; I went on a long hike with t…