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Leadership lessons from Flight 1549

On Sunday, I watched the 60 Minutes interview with Katie Couric and Capt. Chelsey "Sully" Sullenberger. It was a repeat of the original interview done in February, but it didn't matter. It was well-worth seeing again.

In a Feb. 16 issue of Workforce Management magazine, John Hollon wrote an excellent piece about the emergency Hudson River landing. In his article, Hollon touched on three larger-than-life management lessons taken from the incident.

Lesson No. 1 - Don't ever discount the value of experience.

Lesson No. 2 - Training is important in good times and bad.

Lesson No. 3 - It's all about the team.

The article takes 5 minutes to read and offers real learning gems for leaders, managers, and team members.

Here's the article at BNET, check it out: Lessons from Flight 1549

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Comments

I totally agree with Hollon's three management lessons. I was really impressed with Sulley's calm and collected demeanor which also played a role in him safely landing the plane on the Hudson River. His successful landing may be attributed to his experience as a pilot, however, his attitude is a key role. A probable first reaction in an emergency situation would be to overtly panic and let others know you are panicking. It is more humanly difficult to muster a positive attitude in a life-and-death situation, but this is what Sulley mustered not knowing if he and his passengers were going to survive. Thus, he was able to strategically gather a quick solution land the plane safely.
Posted @ Thursday, July 23, 2009 1:15 AM by Anne Marie Punzalan
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