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All,
Enjoying the exchange on the existence, and impact of culture on safe
operations. Perhaps I can add to the conversation from the
"bottom-of-the-food-chain", as a common line-slug, and a corporate one at
that!
Culture, the similarities or differences between people, demands a high
level of sensitivity from every individual in the flight operations
environment. First, one must identify, or categorize if you will, oneself.
For example, myself, I am a middle-aged, white, American male. A
"child-of-the-sixties", which for those on the Forum unfamiliar with the
term, means that I grew up in a time of intense stress, near rebellion, and
unique to people my age, I am most comfortable when some major,
ground-shaking change is taking place.
As a flight crewmember, often the team leader, what does this mean from a
behavior perspective? First, I must recognize that either deliberately, or
of more concern, unknowingly, I can stress the "team". I can create danger.
How? A comment, a joke, laughing, or not laughing at another's joke, an
action, yes even body language. With any flightdeck mixture, some
conversations may be the most enriching experiences, while another time,
another place those topics most dear are never, never discussed. And how do
I handle those offences to my senses? Makes one wonder how it all works at
all.
The universal goal of all aviators is "zero accidents". That's quite an
effective barrier breaker, a genuine catalyst. The need to survive can
create quite a bond, even under the most diverse of circumstances. So you
have to swallow your pride now and then, occasionally roll with the punches,
and watch your step. Consider the alternative. That's what makes it work!
With courage,
Larry Steele
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