CHAPTER 9

MISSION DEBRIEF: THE BIG TAKEAWAYS

What are the most important things about leadership that have struck you in this text?

What do you now think leadership is about?

What three things will you think about, change your behaviour for and do in another way?

INTRODUCTION

After every mission, whether it is a training mission or an operational one, all aircrew sit down and go through the flight, from starting the engines before the aircraft moved to shutting them down again after the landing. It’s called the debrief, and fighter pilots have made it into an art form – going through the whole flight with a fine-tooth comb. The debrief usually lasts longer than the flight! Nothing is left out and no one, no matter how senior, is immune from criticism. ...

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