Aviation Director, Aviation Outplacement, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on May 19, 2023

How Bizav Downsizing Can Affect Retention

Downsizing often results in your “retained” employees leaving, too. No doubt you’ve heard of the mass layoffs in tech. Not to mention the rumors of flight department closures and layoffs

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AINsight blogs, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on May 19, 2023

AINsight: Don’t Fly Without It!

With pilots spending much of their time at work at high altitudes with increased exposure to UV rays, sunscreen is important to help protect them from skin cancer. (Photo: Photograph

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AINsight blogs, Compensation, Sheryl Barden

posted by Jill Henning on April 21, 2023

AINsight: Does Size Really Matter?

James from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons This guest blog, “AINsight: Does Size Really Matter,” originally appeared on AINonline.com on April 21, 2023. Does Size Really Matter?

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AINsight blogs, Sheryl Barden, Women in Aviation

posted by Sheryl Barden on March 17, 2023

AINsight: No More Female Takedowns

Dr. Sian Proctor was a keynote speaker at 2021 NBAA-BACE as well as last week’s NBAA Leadership Conference where she discussed the pressure she feels as a woman in the

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AINsight blogs, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on February 17, 2023

AINsight: Making Hay as a Contractor

What are your flight department's rules regarding earning extra cash as a contractor? Be up front and read the fine print, says Sheryl Barden in her February AINsight article.The “gig

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AINsight blogs, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on January 20, 2023

AINsight: Don’t Shoot the Messenger

Photo credit: Dassault This AINsight guest column, “Don’t Shoot the Messenger,” originally appeared in Aviation International News. Every week, my API colleagues and I find ourselves in a “change agent”

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Leadership Development, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on December 16, 2022

2022 Year-in Review

‘Tis the season . . .  to see how far we’ve come in the past 12 months! After all, we’ve certainly had some major experiences worth noting. That’s why I

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AINsight blogs, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on December 16, 2022

AINsight: Mental Health Issues in Aviation

Matt McNeil, founder, president, clinical director, and director of human performance at LiftAffect, presents on mental health in aviation during the 2022 Bombardier Safety Standdown. (Photo: Bombardier) This AINsight column

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AINsight blogs, Diversity, Jennifer Pickerel, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on November 18, 2022

AINsight: Pushing the Envelope—for Safety

Blog Author Sheryl Barden (right) and her API colleague Jennifer Pickerel presented during the 2022 Bombardier Safety Standdown. (Photo: Matt Thurber/ AIN) Every one of us in aviation needs to

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AINsight blogs, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on August 19, 2022

AINsight: Age 67 or Bust?

This article about airlines extending the mandatory pilot retirement to age 67 originally appeared in Aviation International News. I’ve long believed that the airlines should raise the mandatory pilot retirement

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