Mental performance training is quite common in the sports world, but not (yet) in aviation. Some are ahead of the game, as this episode from The Calm Cockpit shows. Tammy Barlette explains insights into performance coaching, and talks about her online training program.
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The short paper linked here provides an overview of Sweller’s Cognitive Load Theory, which is widely used in instructional design. It is particularly useful for designing instruction that optimizes cognitive load for learners with different levels of expertise.
For CRM developers, the theory offers concrete guidance on how to avoid unnecessary cognitive load.
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An easily readable source of quality information on the effects of stress and its impact on attention, decision making and teamwork, NASA’s technical memorandum Effects of Acute Stress on Aircrew Performance examines how situational stress influences pilot cognition and skilled performance in demanding flight conditions.
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Followership is a topic that I always found it hard to find training content for. I never really liked the term either, as it gives a feeling of subservience…
This podcast by Ben Hutchinson sheds some light on the topic by discussing two interesting papers in this short episode.
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and Procedures for Unexpected events Unexpected events in aviation disrupt crews’ expectations, increase stress and workload, and require rapid sensemaking rather than simple checklist use. This paper argues that safe outcomes depend less on knowing more procedures and more on resilience: the ability to anticipate, monitor, adapt, and recover when things do not go as […]
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In this handy overview, Jared Peterson explains the different decision making theories in a handy summary.
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This video by Laureen Harris explains Christopher Wickens’ MRT theory – using Gordon Ramsay as an example.
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In this interesting article, esteemed psychologist Gigerenzer offers a critique of Kahnemann and Tversky, who often label heuristics and biases as flawed, while overlooking their effectiveness in real world decision making under uncertainty.
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Business school professor Amy Edmondson, known for her work on psychological safety, explains “teaming,” where people come together quickly (and often temporarily) to solve new, urgent or unusual problems
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The PACDEFF (Pacific and Australasian CRM Developers and Facilitators Forum) conference is the place to go for CRM developers and facilitators. In their extensive archives section you can find many of the presentations given at past conferences online. A wealth of information for any CRM enthusiast!
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