Failure Is Not An Option, Gene Kranz
We love this book in the sense that you have a bunch of incredibly talented and driven people to whom the word failure doesn’t even compute. What they achieved and how they achieved it has to one of mankind’s most inspiring moments.
Inspirational Flight Log
For anyone who thinks they are having or have had a rubbish day, you need to make yourself a cup of coffee and read this log. I guarantee you will have a fresh perspective on exactly how bad your day really was!!
Mission Leadership
A good article defining Mission Leadership – ultimately a proven method of ensuring that everyone knows where they fit in and how they can contribute effectively at all times, nicely articulated by Damian McKinney.
Sky Diving / Commitment / Prevarication
Sky Diving is a fantastic sport. It is very difficult when standing in the doorway at 14,000 feet to worry about issues at work, it brings an entirely fresh perspective to your world when your life is literally about to hang in the balance during the next few minutes once you take that first step.
Having said that, it is not a complicated sport and there is something we can all take away from it in terms of doing well in our daily lives. Follow the process of an actual jump in terms of preparation and process to see if you can relate to the analogy. Read more…
How a Bailout Packages Really Works!
It is a slow day in a damp little Irish town. The rain is beating down and the streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt and everybody lives on credit. Read more…
