Aviate, Navigate, Communicate: A Fighter Pilot’s Protocol for Leading Through Turbulence

Every fighter pilot trains on the same protocol for when things go wrong. Fly the plane. Figure out where you're going. Then tell someone.

Sometimes CEOs do it in reverse.

I talked to Kim "KC" Campbell, an A-10 pilot who took a missile hit over Baghdad, lost all hydraulics, and flew the plane home on cables and cranks. No panic. No premature calls for help.

This week's article gets into what that order looks like in the CEO's seat, and the part that's easy to get backwards when the pressure's on. Clips from the interview are woven through, full conversation at the end.

Kevin

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Meet Aaron Roth: The Advisor Who’s Been in the Seat

One of our newest advisors, Aaron Roth, didn't get his experience from a textbook. He got it from running P&Ls, leading M&A, and sitting in the president's chair. Read the article and watch the interview to hear his take on why prioritization beats ideas every time.

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Interview with Decorated Air Force Pilot, Kim "KC" Campbell

In case you missed it, here's my conversation with A-10 pilot Kim "KC" Campbell on flying a crippled aircraft home over Baghdad, and the concept of "spatial disorientation" that became a cornerstone of The 4 Forces of Growth.

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