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Training

Why Cultivating a Learning Culture is Key to Thriving in a Changing World & Ways to Build It

Building a learning culture means fostering continuous development to ensure your organisation remains resilient in the face of changing market pressures and technological advancements.
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Training

How Confirmation Bias is Making You Right (Even When You’re Wrong)

Cognitive bias occurs because our brains are wired to simplify information processing through filters shaped by our experiences and preferences.
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Training

List of 25 Cognitive Biases: Examples & 5 Ways to Mitigate

Cognitive bias occurs because our brains are wired to simplify information processing through filters shaped by our experiences and preferences.
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Training

The 7 Principles of Teaching and Learning: Foundations for Educational Success

This article delves into seven foundational principles of teaching and learning, offering practical insights on how trainers can use them to become more effective educators.
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Aviation

Amygdala Hijack: What It Is, Symptoms & 3 Ways to Prevent It

An Amygdala Hijack occurs when our amygdala, the part of the brain responsible for emotions, overpowers our rational brain regions.
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Aviation

Human Factors Integration – Discovering Its Importance & Ways to Implement It

Human Factors Integration is a process followed by various industries, including oil and gas, aviation, maritime, and others. Although each industry has a unique domain, ...
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Aviation

EASA requirements for CRM Trainers

Understanding the EASA requirements for CRM trainers can be a daunting task. With the CRM regulations constantly evolving, this article intends to provide an overview ...
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Aviation

The Impact of Ambiguity Effect: Definition & Strategies to Counteract

The ambiguity effect is a cognitive bias that refers to our tendency to avoid options we perceive as ambiguous or lacking information.
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Aviation

Flight Crew Expectation Bias – Finding a Flight Plan for Clarity

Expectation bias is when people see what they expect to see instead of what's actually there. This can take different forms, like ignoring contradictory evidence, ...
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Training

What is Active Listening? 9 Techniques to Improve Your Listening Skills

Active listening requires you to focus entirely on the speaker, understand their message, comprehend the information and respond thoughtfully.
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Aviation

Sterile Cockpit Rule – What It Is & Why It Matters

The sterile cockpit concept requires the flight crew to only carry out activities required for the safe operation of the aircraft during critical phases of ...
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Aviation

Human Factors in Flying: Simplified with the SHELL Model

Initially developed by Elwyn Edwards and refined by Frank Hawkins. The model considers several contextual and task-related factors that interact with human operators within the ...
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Aviation

A Deep Dive into the Threat & Error Management Framework in Flight Operations

Safety remains the paramount concern in the complex and dynamic realm of aviation. This article delves into the critical concept of Threat and Error Management ...
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Soft skills
Aviation

NOTECHS: Elevating Aviation Safety through Non-Technical Skills Assessment

NOTECHS assesses pilots' social and cognitive skills performance and provides feedback to help reduce pilot error and improve safety.
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Aviation

Enhancing Safe Solo Flights: Introducing Single-Pilot Resource Management (SRM)

SRM represents the art and science of efficiently managing all available resources, both onboard and external, to ensure a safe and successful outcome before and ...
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Training

Experiential Learning – What It Is & How to Implement It in Your Training

The principles of experiential learning are not much different from how we learn in everyday life. For example, we learn not to touch a hot ...
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Aviation

Team Resource Management (TRM) – Definition & Its Pivotal Role in Aircraft Operations

Effective TRM requires the best use of all available resources to support a safe and efficient operation, reducing both the incidence of error and the ...
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Aviation

The Dirty Dozen of Human Factors

The Dirty Dozen in aviation refers to the twelve most common human errors behind aviation accidents and incidents.  Although initially intended for aircraft maintenance, the ...
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Energy

Beyond Technicalities: Understanding Human Factors in Energy and Gas Distribution

The energy industry is a complex and safety-critical work environment that faces continuous challenges due to the growing focus on cost and increasing demand for ...
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Maritime

Bridge Resource Management – Definition & Its Key Elements on Ships

Bridge Resource Management (BRM), also known as Maritime Resource Management (MRM), refers to the effective management and use of all available resources (human and technical) ...
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Healthcare

Human Factors in Healthcare: Crew Resource Management’s Impact on Patient Safety

Crew Resource Management, also known as Cockpit Resource Management, is a systematic approach to training that promotes non-technical skills, such as teamwork, communication, situational awareness ...
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Aviation

Crew Resource Management – What It Is & Insights for Safer Flying 

Crew Resource Management, also known as Cockpit Resource Management, is a systematic approach to training that promotes non-technical skills, such as teamwork, communication, situational awareness ...
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Training

Unleash the Power of Motivational Leadership: Inspire Your Team to Greatness

A motivational leader is a leader who doesn't just manage a team; they ignite a spark within each member, propelling them toward success. But how ...
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Aviation

Training the Startle Response in Pilots: Harnessing the Body’s Alarm System

To ensure the highest level of safety, flight crews must master situational awareness to make swift decisions and respond appropriately to sudden critical events. 
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Aviation

Situational Awareness – The Lifeline of Aviation: Thoughts on How to Approach It In Training

To ensure the highest level of safety, flight crews must master situational awareness to make swift decisions and respond appropriately to sudden critical events. 
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Training

Assertiveness in Action: Transform Your Life with These Strategies to Be More Assertive

Do you often say yes when you want to say no? Do you struggle to express your opinions ...
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Training

Unlocking Success: Why Emotional Intelligence Matters & Tactics to Train It

In a world where academic qualifications and technical skills take centre stage, we often forget to give closing ...
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Aviation

Changing Pilots’ Behaviour? How to Improve Behaviour-Based Safety Training

New to the world of behaviour-based safety training?  Let’s start with the basics.  What is behaviour-based safety training? ...
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Aviation

Pilot Fatigue: How We Can Deal With Fatigue in Training

Before diving headfirst into the dangers of pilot fatigue, we’ll start where most fall off.  What is pilot ...
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Training

How Future Training in Questioning Techniques Can Enhance Flight Safety

Establishing effective communication is of paramount importance when it comes to enhancing flight safety.  While we can easily ...
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