Waldo Waldman, fighter pilot, author and speaker, suggests people are like planes, they need lift to rise above the "drag" and take flight. Today's challenges – low sales, layoffs, cut backs, bankruptcies – cause considerable amounts of drag on all employees, greatly reducing their ability to take flight.

Consider the example of US Airways pilot, Sully Sullenberg. His drag consisted of physical and metaphysical forces. Sully's "failure is not an option" attitude gave him the "thrust" to rise above crippled engines, runway proximity, unimaginable fear and the responsibility for 155 passengers and still safely land the plane in the Hudson River with no fatalities. Successful business leaders, amidst unprecedented drag, must look at ways to provide their employees with positive thrust for their companies to take flight.

 

"Smart entrepreneurs (sic) know their people are their most valuable asset and see payroll as the price to pay to have access to the assets."

Garrett Gunderson  

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