Competence vs. Judgement
April 26, 2013 by Audie
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Mission Oriented
April 26, 2013 by Audie
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Texting and Flying
April 26, 2013 by Audie
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Target Leadership and Odievision jointly release power packed DVD series with seven safety lessons
June 26, 2012 by Buck
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Motivational Safety Speaker Jeff “Odie” Espenship Headlines with Keynote at GM UAW Joint Confere
June 4, 2012 by Jeff "Odie" Espenship
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Motivational Safety Speaker Jeff “Odie” Espenship to Speak at IADC Leadership Seminar in Amsterd
May 21, 2012 by Buck
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Deadly Distractions - The Crash of Eastern 401
March 27, 2012 by Buck
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Free Study Guide
January 17, 2012 by Audie
Every high-risk enterprise MUST have a culture of safety to minimize accidents, and that kind of culture is developed through personal responsibility, procedural compliance, and appropriate leadership at every level. This study guide based on the “Pulling Through” DVD provides a framework for developing that kind of culture.
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Active Listening Builds Trust and Saves Lives
April 3, 2011 by Jeff "Odie" Espenship
After personally interviewing Capt. Bob Bragg, the last surviving pilot involved in what still stands today as the “worst aviation accident in history.”, I am reminded that active listening builds trust and saves lives. Capt Bragg was the copilot on board a Pan American 747 jumbo jet when a KLM 747 jet collided with him on the runway on the island of Tenerife in 1977. History is clear about what happened, 583 people died needlessly. It is our responsibility to never judge, only learn.
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5 Steps to Embrace Change
November 13, 2010 by Jeff "Odie" Espenship
I recently gave a keynote to a group of senior leaders at a global construction company. Their theme was, “Leadership In Times of Transition,” and my piece was to motivate them to embrace change during times of transition. I felt a bit overwhelmed.
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Risk vs Reward on a personal level
October 19, 2010 by Jeff "Odie" Espenship
As an international airline pilot, I am often asked, “Is aviation dangerous?” My answer is unequivocally “YES!” Aviation today is just as dangerous as it was when the Wright Brothers first flew. The only difference is, back then you crashed going slower than you would in today’s modern jets.
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Odie meets Ozzie
October 7, 2010 by Audie
I met Jeff in the lobby of the Holiday Inn Kensington in the spring of 2010. Our job that day was to fly 240 folks from London to Atlanta. In the course of nine butt-numbing hours across the Atlantic we shared interests and found some common ground.
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The Inspirational Leader
April 29, 2010 by Jeff "Odie" Espenship
Leaders who connect with their people emotionally stand the best chance of leading their group, organization, or team to the next level of operational excellence. These are INSPIRATIONAL LEADERS.
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Calm Leadership on US Airways Flight 1549
April 29, 2010 by Jeff "Odie" Espenship
Captain Chesley Sullenberger of US Air Flight 1549 and the rest of the US Air crew team did a remarkable job in safely executing their tasks in a very tense and time critical situation. Dual engine failure of a commercial airliner full of people, at low altitude over a densely populated area would certainly make anyone’s initial reaction one of “shock” and “disbelief.”
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Your Aptitude and Your Attitude determines THEIR Altitude
April 29, 2010 by Jeff "Odie" Espenship
Leaders by definition influence the behaviors of those around them. At various times throughout the workday, each of us has the ability to influence the behavior of those around us! It does not matter that you hold a managerial position, or a formal leadership position at your compnay, each of you can be considered a leader of others at some point or another.
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Parenting and Leadership - Not Much Difference
April 29, 2010 by Jeff "Odie" Espenship
Someone once told me that you never live until you experience a “Significant Life Event.” There are many significant life events: marriage, divorce, job change, moving, buying a new home, accidently dropping your cell phone in the toilet, raising kids…
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Balanced Qualities of Next Level Leadership
April 29, 2010 by Jeff "Odie" Espenship
Next Level Leaders in any profession, whether in aviation, utility power companies manufacturing plants, petroleum refineries, or in hospital ERs all a have similar objective. That objective is to influence and motivate employee groups and individuals to get the job done safely and with operational excellence!
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Healthy Safety Culture: A Fighters Pilots Perspective
April 29, 2010 by Buck
Getting to that next level in safety involves two basic components – Setting Expectations and Monitoring Performance. Leadership hierarchy is responsible for creating the framework of the safety culture.
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Workplace Situational Awareness: Stopping is always an option
April 13, 2010 by Jeff "Odie" Espenship
This article highlights the accident of Comair flight 5191 that departed from the wrong runway in Lexington KY on August 27, 2006. The mishap cost 49 people lost their lives. The culprit? Human behaviors in the workplace as it relates to Situational Awareness or “SA”. Pilots refer to their SA as a measuring stick for their perception of reality as compared to actual reality - what’s really going on.
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