Working with current airline and ex-military fighter-jet pilots, participants will relive an actual flight that did not go to plan. The adrenalin-packed account catalogs catastrophic mistakes during a time-critical military mission. The events expose the dangers of unilateral thinking, a dominant voice, egos and biases in decision-making. Having safely landed, leaders will be provided with alternate, inclusionary decision making models and techniques to enhance collaboration. The live scenario is then re-run at 30,000 feet. Participants will be split into ‘crews’ with a pilot facilitator and relive ‘Mayday At 8 Miles A Minute’. The scenario will be complex, multi layered and fast changing. Each crew will practice new skills acquired, while being placed in a state of high workload and competition culminating in a safe diversion decision.

OBJECTIVES

• Immersive the participants into an alternative, high pressured world

• Experience a high-adrenaline flight scenario that showcases the impact of decision-making

• Understand the risks associated with egos and biases in leadership

• Learn and apply alternate, inclusionary decision-making models and techniques

• Enhance collaboration under pressure

• Deal with a changing environment with external agencies

KEY TAKE AWAY SKILLS

• Practice inclusive decision making in crisis situations

• Understand human cognition in stressful situations

• Appreciate the difference between delegation & abdication

• How to develop a speak up culture

• How to set the tone

• Authentic leadership in dynamic team environment

• Develop 3 dimensional situational awareness