By Carey Lohrenz Successfully accomplishing a night carrier landing takes a High Performing Team and a Culture of Excellence. United States Naval Aviators and United States Marine Corps Aviators are the only pilots in the world who land high-performance fighters on aircraft carriers at night. No one else in the world will even make the…
By Carey Lohrenz Eighty percent of all change initiatives fail. As you might imagine, that is a shocking statistic for those responsible for investing in change initiatives. So what works? Companies of any size can reap the rewards of a fighter pilot’s Culture of Performance by driving a culture focused on performance, execution and excellence.…
By Carey Lohrenz Leaders Push the Edge of the Envelope Leaders push boundaries. They are always looking for a way to improve on the status quo, to see progress. But change is difficult for most people; we fear change. New rules, new business models, new teammates onboard… More often than not, fear of change stops…
By Carey Lohrenz Nearly 15 percent of the United States’ 1.5 million active duty military personnel are women, and more than 255,000 women have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Restrictions on the roles of women in combat have a long and colorful history in the U.S. Military. Even as opportunities for women to serve in…
By Carey Lohrenz “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” John F. Kennedy Since the attacks of Sept 11, 2011 almost 3 million American men and women have answered our nation’s call to arms to defeat what came to…
By Carey Lohrenz Here is a little story to get you through the work week! Below is an article written a few years ago by Rick Reilly of Sports Illustrated. He details his experiences when given the opportunity to fly in an F-14 Tomcat. It’s a realistic take on what is an incredibly taxing and…
Work with Purpose By Carey Lohrenz “Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” Theodore Roosevelt, September 7, 1903 Teddy Roosevelt’s declaration in his Labor Day speech over 100 years ago still holds true today. When workers and employees feel that they are making…
By Carey Lohrenz My article was just posted in the Huffington Post Women have been flying military aircraft since 1942. The WASPs, or Women’s Airforce Service Pilots, ferried 12,650 fighter and bomber planes all over the US, Canada and overseas when needed. They also instructed Air Corps pilots and towed practice targets for combat pilots.…
