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Aug 3

Establishing Meaningful SMS Recurrent Training

There is, without a doubt, a lot of training that takes place across all functions in the aviation sector. When we are first hired we are...

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Mark Myers

Jul 21

Finding Balance in Your Safety Space: Managing SMS in a Pandemic State

Leading our companies through the disruption of a pandemic is not an easy task, even for the nimblest organizations. One lesson of the C...

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Don Baldwin

Jul 13

Change Management: What is it? When should I use it?

We are asked quite often for a detailed explanation of how to manage change and why we must do so in an aviation organization. The simple...

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Jason Starke

Jul 6

Novelty Bias: Avoiding the “Shiny Object Syndrome” in SMS

We are all susceptible to it. You know, when something new and shiny comes along we have a tendency to think that the novel solution will...

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Jason Starke

Jun 22

Reflections on the “Why” of SMS

I have read quite a few good books over the last decade, but few have had a profound effect on me like Simon Sinek’s Start with Why. Ther...

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Jason Starke

Jun 15

Safety Citizenship Behaviors

In his 2009 treatise on the last 30 years of safety climate research, Dov Zohar (2010) called for the next phase of research focus into t...

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J.D. Smith

Jun 8

3 Coordinating Mechanisms Behind Successful Teamwork

In order for any team to work efficiently within a complex environment such as the flight deck or an organization with multiple cross-fun...

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Jason Starke

Jun 1

Moving from Pencil to PDF: Finding the flexibility of pencil and paper on an electronic device

Sometimes I like to get nostalgic and think of the days when I was actively flying as a corporate pilot. One of the things I remember is ...

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Lynn Moore

May 27

Turning Crisis into Opportunity: The Emerging Importance of Drones in a Pandemic World

During the global financial crisis of 2008, former President Obama’s Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel famously remarked that, “You never let a...

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Todd Thomas

May 18

A Personal Tale of the FAA and SMS Implementation

I have served as a Part 119 director of safety for multiple FAA Part 121 supplemental carriers. I recall asking myself the question, “Do...

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Mark Myers

May 11

A Safety Leader’s Imperative: Share Selflessly and Steal Shamelessly – Part II

In our last blog, we framed the safety management tenet of sharing selflessly and stealing shamelessly. I proposed that this safety mantr...

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Mark Myers

May 4

A Safety Manager's Mantra: Share Selflessly and Steal Shamelessly - Part I

I have been fortunate to have started my safety management career working for one of the nation’s commercial airlines. If one can think o...

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Jason Starke

Apr 28

Paradoxical Leadership

In the last leadership post, we talked about what a safety leader might look like through the lens of the transformational leadership mod...

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Jason Starke

Apr 20

Effective Safety Leadership

High-consequence industries are – as the name suggests – one where the stakes could be high if risk manifests or risk controls are breach...

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Jason Starke

Apr 13

Risk Mitigations for Aviation Operators During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has more than likely impacted society for years to come. To say that this pandemic is unprecedented in our lifetime...

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Briana Lynch

Apr 6

5 Things Your Org Can Be Doing Now to Prepare for Life After Corona

Here are five things your organization can be doing to be proactive and efficient to prepare for normal operations after COVID-19. 1. Eff...

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Jason Starke

Mar 31

Coronavirus & Business Aviation

Effective March 13, the United States imposed a travel ban in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Although there has been a si...

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Jason Starke

Mar 27

Australia’s Transportation Security Program for Aviation Operations

Planning on flying your corporate aircraft to Australia? Well, there have been changes in the Land Down Under...

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Jason Starke

Oct 20, 2019

Baldwin Teams with Broward College Press Release

The transportation industry’s highly regarded safety and quality management leaders at Baldwin Safety & Compliance have announced that th...

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Jason Starke

Oct 20, 2019

Baldwin New Tools October 2019

Baldwin Safety & Compliance, a leader in developing, assessing and implement ing safety in the transportation industry, has announced thr...

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