Jennifer Pickerel, Aviation Outplacement, Offboarding, Sheryl Barden

posted by Jennifer Pickerel on August 17, 2026

Why Aviation Outplacement Matters When a Flight Department Closes

One of the first things API’s Christine Wetherell notices when she begins working with an aviation professional whose flight department has closed is not a gap in the resume or

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API Recruiting Tips, Jennifer Pickerel, Job Seekers

posted by Jennifer Pickerel on April 24, 2026

Are You Staying Too Long in Your Business Aviation Career?

I had a conversation recently that’s stayed with me. A maintenance professional told me he’d been with the same business aviation organization for 18 years. Good operation. Good people. Nothing

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Jennifer Pickerel, API in the News, Aviation Director, Hiring Employers, Leadership Development

posted by Jennifer Pickerel on July 2, 2025

Rethinking Aviation Leadership

In business aviation, tradition holds value. It fosters safety, honors experience and shapes how we lead. But sometimes tradition narrows our view, especially when it defines who is “qualified” to

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Press Releases, API WorkWell, Jennifer Pickerel, Leadership Development, Sheryl Barden, Workplace Culture

posted by Jill Henning on April 6, 2025

Aviation Personnel International Launches API WorkWell™ to Improve Organizational Health and Wellness

SAVANNAH, GA – April 7, 2025 – Addressing workplace culture, leadership alignment and communication is critical to solving business aviation’s number one workforce issue: retention. Recognizing this need, Aviation Personnel

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API WorkWell, Aviation Director, Aviation Industry, Jennifer Pickerel, Leadership Development, Workplace Culture

posted by Jennifer Pickerel on April 5, 2025

Leading the Way to Workplace Wellness

We’ve all heard the saying: Employees don't leave companies; they leave managers. So if employee retention is aviation's biggest workforce issue, leadership development must become the highest priority. Yet, many

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API in the News, Jennifer Pickerel

posted by Jennifer Pickerel on February 11, 2025

Building a Business Aviation Safety Culture

Today, successful new employees must demonstrate that they’re a “good fit” with the people, the mission – the soul, if you will – of the organization. For employees in a

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AirMail Focus articles, API in the News, Aviation Director, Aviation Industry, Hiring Employers, Jennifer Pickerel

posted by Jennifer Pickerel on January 28, 2025

BizAv Hiring Trends for 2025

Jennifer Pickerel's guest column "BizAv Hiring Trends for 2025" originally appeared in GlobalAir.com's AirMail Focus newsletter. A Part 91 aviation leader recently called me after posting a job for a

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API in the News, Jennifer Pickerel, Mentoring

posted by Jill Henning on January 23, 2025

Reverse Mentorship: How it Helps Bizav Ops

Reverse mentorship flips the script. It empowers junior staff to share insights with senior leaders, improving teamwork and communication. The following article, which originally appeared in NBAA’s Business Insiders Jan/Feb

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Aviation Director, Aviation Industry, Jennifer Pickerel

posted by Jennifer Pickerel on December 16, 2024

Why Are Part 91 Flight Departments Closing?

From Left: Dean Walters, CAM, Jim Lara, Jay Orwin, Jennifer E. Pickerel and Julie Goodridge, CAM Recently, I joined a panel to address a pressing question: why are Part 91

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Jennifer Pickerel, API in the News

posted by Jill Henning on November 19, 2024

In Multi-generational Workplace, Communication Is Key

Panelists at the Bombardier Safety Standdown agreed that workplace communication is essential to safety Jennifer Pickerel, president of Aviation Personnel International, brought together a multi-generational panel to explore ways of

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