The sixth podcast episode is a highlight for Philippe Ammann - and hopefully for you too! Philippe is a guest on the Culturizer podcast hosted by Georg Wolfgang, who guides us through the conversation with a great deal of empathy and knowledge. Georg does a wonderful job of picking up on Philippe's topics, developing them further and adding to them.
A fascinating conversation about Philippe's journey to becoming a pilot, his experiences in aviation and how these translate to topics such as company culture, teamwork and leadership. Philippe shares his impressive career, which spans over 30 years of experience, during which he has circumnavigated the globe more than 300 times, performed over 3000 soft landings and made (perhaps) only one pilot error.
Philippe's career began in the military, where he started gliding before becoming a captain on long-haul flights with Swiss Airlines. He emphasizes the importance of Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Human Factors in aviation and how these concepts can help improve teamwork and leadership in other industries. Philippe also shares personal experiences and insights on how the culture in the military and at Swiss Airlines has shaped his view on leadership and teamwork.
The focus of the discussion is on the transferability of aviation principles to corporate contexts, particularly with regard to safety, error culture and psychological safety in teams. Philippe explains how an open dialog and the involvement of all team members can contribute to error prevention and why it is important to learn from mistakes instead of punishing them.
This episode offers deep insights into the parallels between aviation and the corporate world and emphasizes the importance of effective communication, teamwork and a positive error culture for success in both areas.
All links to Philippe Ammann:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippeammann/
Company: https://www.swiss.com/se/en/homepage
https://pilotimpuls.ch/
All links to Georg and the Culturizer:
Georg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georg-wolfgang
Culturizer: https://culturizer.app
CULTiTALK: https://cultitalk.de