“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.”
—Stephen Covey
Are leaders born or are they made? Some great leaders are easily identified while others are recognized for their potential leadership abilities. Both kinds of leaders can sharpen their expertise by making definite daily decisions for successful communication, commitment, adaptability, and confidence. Daily practice of these values makes choosing leadership an ingrained behavior.
Communicate effectively
Leaders who share a clear vision with their team are the ones who see the profit of their objective. Vagueness is all too common in the workplace and by choosing not to define expectations and instructions, you inadvertently lower the standard for success. Conveying the strategy in a way that is both motivating and simple to follow, allows the team to charge toward a goal together with precision and speed.
Commit to the goal
Pledging allegiance to your team and standing behind decisions made toward the common mission is the trademark of leadership based on integrity. With your team’s goal clearly outlined and understood, a leader does not waiver from the course. This commitment to the goal demonstrates a pledge to teammates that you can be counted on as a leader to follow through and stand shoulder to shoulder with your colleagues. The responsibility of a leader is to set the example for commitment.
Adapt your approach
The agile leader is responsive to personal needs and adapts their tailored approach to uniquely motivate those around them. The ability to detect the need to adapt mid-course is easier said than done but once learned and practiced, proves to be a valuable tool. Flexibility in your approach as a leader allows you to adjust the message and inspire each individual uniquely.
Have confidence
Without confidence, there is no leadership. True leaders make confident decisions based on facts and evidence, not emotion. Their confidence can also translate to charisma which compels a team forward in the direction of success. Confident leadership is reassuring to employees and allows them to trust and follow the trajectory of a leader’s vision.
The quest to be a better leader begins anew each day. The decision to lead effectively can significantly change the course of your vision for the better. With these deliberate choices for leadership, the culture of success brands itself naturally.
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Mitch Launius
Instructor Pilot for 30 West IP
Mitch is the CEO of 30 West IP where he is also an instructor providing pilot training on international procedures. With an illustrious career of over 34 years in the cockpit, Mitch has acquired over 13,000 hours of flight time flying worldwide, with over 9,000 hours of this in Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft. He is an experienced safety officer and was also an IS-BAO project manager for a fortune 500 flight department. He has presented on Safety and Operations topics at the NBAA International Operators Conference and the Canadian Business Aviation Association Convention and is currently on the NBAA International Operators Committee and serves as the North Atlantic Regional Lead. Mitch is also a member of an FAA working group on General Aviation International Authorizations and Tabletop Exercises (GIATE). He was recently selected to represent IBAC as a member of the ICAO Personal Training and Licensing Panel (PTLP) and was also recently named as a 2020 recipient of the NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award for his contribution to the business aviation community.
Henry ‘Duke’ LeDuc
Director Of Operations, Americas, UAS International Trip Support
Duke has been a dearly respected member of UAS Americas team and the UAS global family for more than five years. A safety-oriented, FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he oversees all of the operations of the elite UAS Operations Team. With twenty-five years of experience in aviation overall with more than fifteen years of experience in international flight planning and VVIP trip coordination, he is responsible for the development of the dispatch training program and involved in the strategic development of UAS Americas. With a myriad of rich aviation experience behind him, he has extensive experience in worldwide operations with both corporate and charter environments, including seven years as Operations/Dispatch Manager in an industry-leading, Fortune 500, IS-BAO Stage III Certified corporate flight department. Duke is frequently asked shares his knowledge at major industry events and is currently serving on the NBAA’s International Operators Conference (IOC) Planning Committee.
Dudley King
President and Founder, FlightBridge
Dudley is the Founder and President of FlightBridge, which he established in 2011 and has been focused on technology solutions for the private aviation industry since 2006. Since he graduated from Dartmouth in 1988, he has worked with an array of companies listed anywhere from VentureWire to the Fortune 100. A rare blend of executive, entrepreneur, and consultant, Dudley’s executive roles have included acting CIO positions for several companies and tech advisory services to CEOs trying to rebuild their technology organizations or looking for an external, professional point of view. Highly skilled at deeply understanding his customer’s business challenges and drawing from a long and varied experience in information technology services, Dudley excels at designing technology solutions to solve their problems.
Dr. Paulo Alves
Global Medical Director, Aviation Health, Medaire
Paulo has extensive experience in medical advisory in the aviation industry. As a cardiologist, he provides technical guidance and analysis for MedAire’s MedLink medical advisory service and is MedAire’s liaison with civil aviation regulators and industry associations. Paulo worked with Varig Brazilian Airlines for 23 years, 10 of which were spent as General Medical Manager. A member of the MedAire Medical Advisory Board, Paulo is also President of the Ibero-American Aerospace Medical Association, a member of the International Academy of Aerospace Medicine, a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Safety Committee, a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), and a Fellow of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. Throughout his illustrious career, Paulo has held industry leadership roles including Chairperson of the AsMA’s Air Transport Medicine Committee, President of the Airlines Medical Directors Association, President of the Brazilian Society of Aerospace Medicine and was a member of the IATA Medical Advisory Group from 2002 to 2006.
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