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What's the difference between a student pilot and a professional aviator?

It's not talent. It's not experience. It's the mastery of four critical skills.

In Episode 7 of The Frontline Leadership Podcast, host Craig Coyle continues the Flight School series by breaking down Flight Training — the four core skills every pilot masters and every leader needs to build on their foundation.

Last week's Ground School episode established who you need to become as a leader. This week's Flight Training episode covers what you need to do. These aren't optional competencies — they're the structure of professional leadership. And most organizations never develop them systematically.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• The four non-negotiable skills that separate professional leaders from people who are just winging it: Aviate, Communicate, Navigate, and Contingencies
• Why "aviating" as a leader means mastering the responsibilities only you can own — and what happens when you don't
• Why 80% of flying is communication — and why the same is true in leadership (plus why it never happens by accident)
• The shift from reactive management to proactive leadership — and the three things every leader needs to navigate their team to consistent results
• The lesson from the Miracle on the Hudson that every leader needs to hear — and how to apply it before the emergency arrives
• The third component of Flight School — Flight Experience — and why knowledge without application is just theory

Whether you're a senior leader building systematic leadership development infrastructure, an operations executive tired of watching new supervisors struggle, or a frontline leader ready to lead like a professional — this episode gives you the four skills that create the structure everything else rests upon.

Resources mentioned:
Visit our Website:operationlead.com
Download the Pre-Flight Checklist:operationlead.com/checklist
Request a Call:operationlead.kit.com/requestcall

Connect with Craig:
Website:operationlead.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/operation-lead
Craig's LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/craig-coyle

About the show: The Frontline Leadership Podcast helps frontline leaders become professional leaders by building systematic development infrastructure that activates your workforce. New episodes weekly.