Hensley, Colleen
Colleen Hensley
For twenty-five years, Bill and Colleen Hensley flew supersonic jets and worldwide transport aircraft in the U. S. Air Force and state-of-the-art commercial airliners for two of the largest airlines in the world. In addition to being authors, speakers, radio talk show hosts, and consultants, they are the owners of a successful real estate business, investors in start-up companies, and active in multiple nonprofit organizations.
“A 30,000-foot perspective on leadership brought down to earth in the form of a riveting story. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to improve their leadership, followership, or ability to complete any task with flawless precision.”
—John Donahoe, president and CEO, eBay
Entrepreneurs and professional pilots Bill and Colleen Hensley take readers on a thrilling ride that will fundamentally change the way they think about leadership
Through the actions of fictional student pilots and instructors, the authors demonstrate the leadership skills that they’ve seen through decades of firsthand experience, translated from the cockpit to the business world. It’s a novel technique—think Stephen Covey meets Top Gun—that keeps readers engaged in the message and shows rather than tells how the best leaders operate. Each chapter ends in a debrief that distills the lessons from the previous pages and confronts the reader with perspective changing questions.
The Pilot is punctuated with concise, focused discussions of practical applications that leaders at all levels can begin to use immediately. Readers will find it an invaluable how-to on specific techniques that help them perform flawlessly under extreme pressure in any situation.