How Fighter Pilots Deal with Change and Regulation

It's a familiar story to all of us. We're struggling with a heavy workload when along comes the boss and hands us yet another task - we roll our eyes and accept it. We might even rebel a little and let our boss know how busy we are and we might even believe him when he says that he 'Understands' and continues with 'don't rush it - Friday will do!'If your workplace is anything like mine, then you are probably having to ‘do more with less’. Our bosses are output driven, they have to be, and they will attempt to maximise the output whilst minimising the costs. Employees' salaries are normally the largest cost for any business which is why, when times are hard, jobs are the first thing to go. Recently, when UK airline Monarch transitioned from being a traditional charter carrier to a low-cost airline, they cut 30% of their staff and reduced the pay of those who remained. Leaning processes are a key management tool, more so in hard times it might seem, and are deemed essential for a company to remain competitive. All well and good, you might think, but how do we know when it’s gone too far?In UK military aviation we operate under the Military Aviation Authority (MAA) and, having faced a series of recent financial cuts, find ourselves having to think up innovative processes to do 'more with less' whilst under this increased regulatory framework.http://www.fastjetperformance.com/podcasts/how-fighter-pilots-deal-with-change-and-regulationSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/fast-jet-performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.