A Vietnam-era fighter pilot who landed in a mud pit.
A 34-chapter encyclopedia of business aviation wisdom.
A new data-driven method for analyzing flight department compensation.
It took all those factors…and years of flight department leadership…to create one epiphany. A breakthrough insight into business aviation’s current crisis.
I’m your host, Dr. Chris Broyhill. In this first episode, I break down this quiet crisis and how I created The Flight Department Show to address it.
Through stories, anecdotes, and real-world data, I hope you’ll see the crisis the way I do…as an opportunity. By leveling up our skills in one key area, we can get ourselves and our people paid fairly, create a culture of belonging, and stay in the business we all love.
“We’re always touting leadership…talking about how important it is…But how many people are actually internalizing that stuff and applying it?” – Dr. Chris Broyhill
Here’s what You’ll Discover in This Episode
- What a Vietnam-era fighter pilot who landed in a mud pit taught me about leadership…and why you’ve almost certainly never met a business aviation leader you’d “follow into war”
- The missing ingredient to getting paid fairly…so you can stay in the business you love
- The overlooked factors that drive retention…or drive good people out of your flight department
- The hidden downside of flying for the airlines…and why moving into business aviation was one of my best decisions
- The most dangerous words a flight department leader can say to themselves
- The “Leadership Lab” hiding inside the military…that exposed the same deficiencies our industry suffers from today
- How a one-question LinkedIn poll revealed an uncomfortable truth about business aviation leadership
- The conversation most flight department leaders are too uncomfortable to have…and the skills it takes to have the conversation and win
About Your Host
Dr. Chris Broyhill is the industry’s most respected authority on business aviation compensation. An industry veteran with over 43 years of aviation experience, Dr. Broyhill has led several scientific research projects on personnel retention, compensation, and leadership for the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) since 2017.
Dr. Chris holds a Ph.D. in Aviation and has published two books that feature the results of his work. He’s also an outstanding graduate of the USAF Fighter Weapons School, an NBAA Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) Fellow, and a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP).
Resources
Get the Data, Win the Negotiation, Stay in the Business You Love. To get your compensation report, visit AirCompCalculator.com. We have a range of options for different scenarios and budgets, from validating a specific job offer, to packages for entire departments.