More than half of high potential employees drop out of their programs within the first five years. Yet, high potentials are seen as twice as valuable to their organization than non-high potentials, according to a report from CEB. Developing and retaining high potentials is more crucial—and more challenging—than ever. Thus, there’s the risk of burnout, [...]
It’s been 10 years since US Airways flight 1549 made an emergency landing on New York’s Hudson River. Passenger Dick Richardson and flight attendant Sheila Dail tell how team training played a major role in saving the lives of everyone on board. It sounded like a bowling ball was thrown through the engine. Then, less [...]
When a person takes over a major company, they have reached the top of the corporate ladder. When leaders have risen to that level, it is assumed that they have it all figured out. In reality, the highest level of leadership and responsibility only magnifies your mistakes. These CEO failures can provide leadership lessons for [...]
In Experience to Lead’s new program, Brace for Impact, we discuss large incidents (Big I’s) and small incidents (Little I’s). US Airways’ Flight 1549 landing in the Hudson River was obviously a “Big I” and gained lots of media attention. In this experience, we identify the difference between Big I’s and Little I’s and how [...]
On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 suffered an emergency landing on the Hudson River in New York City. The movie, “Sully,” currently the number one movie in America, tells the harrowing story of how Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger expertly piloted 155 people to safety in an emergency crash landing on the Hudson because of a [...]
On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 suffered an emergency landing on the Hudson River in New York City. The movie, “Sully,” currently the number one movie in America, tells the harrowing story of how Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger expertly piloted 155 people to safety in an emergency crash landing on the Hudson because [...]
On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 suffered an emergency landing on the Hudson River in New York City. The movie, Sully, a #1 box office hit, tells the harrowing story of how Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger expertly piloted 155 people to safety in an emergency crash landing on the Hudson. A bird strike had annihilated [...]