Safety Culture & Promotion - SM4 Safety Articles & Resources
Professionalism 101: Why We Must Re-Address Professional Ethics
Professional ethics is a deceptively complex issue. It is personal, volatile and potentially a legal powder keg. It makes people nervous. This is true largely because any discussion of ethics involves questioning…
Aren’t We All Professionals? The cult of self-esteem is getting people killed.
Recently, a pilot buddy in a position of authority shared a story of what occurred when he tried to provide constructive feedback to an airline captain following a rough flight….
Tremors
A mass casualty aviation mishap caused by a lack of professionalism has yet to strike; but it’s clear that tremors of unprofessionalism rumble just beneath the surface. From the flight…
Promoting Safety Communication Within the Aviation Department
Whether it is to get the passengers to their destination on time, return an aircraft to service before its next scheduled flight or put together a complicated 5-day trip, our…
A Culture Of Readiness And Responsibility
“Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer,German theologian In the preceding SM4 newsletter we stepped away from the written plan and examined the elements…
