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Are You Safe to Challenge? A Leadership Lesson from the Cockpit creating safe teams crew resource management decision making under pressure effective communication emotional intelligence executive coaching flight 173 case study hooper rees james rees coach leadership blind spots leadership development managing stress psychological safety team communication team trust Sep 18, 2025

What One Flight Crew Got Wrong—and What Every Leader Should Learn

In 1978, United Airlines Flight 173 crashed just a few miles from Portland’s airport.
The plane didn’t go down because of weather, tur...

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When Your Team Feels “Off” — But You Can’t Quite Put Your Finger On It behavioural awareness at work boardroom dynamics emotional intelligence in leadership eq for high-performing teams executive team coaching leadership blind spots organisational alignment role clarity in leadership team performance insights vulnerability in leadership Aug 01, 2025

Why Emotionally Intelligent Leaders Bring in a Coach Before the Real Damage Is Done

There’s a moment every smart leader faces — when results are solid, meetings are productive, and everyone seems to ...

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