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Methods for female leaders to overcome the challenges of working in male-dominated environments.

Specific strategies and techniques for leading in situations of extreme stress and risk.

You'll discover lessons and stories that will serve as a resource for you as you lead your students, employees, and others through the challenges of life and work, learning to create a positive impact and make a big difference in the lives of the people who follow you. In the book, you'll follow the author's journey through the principles that got her through her 24-year career in the high-stakes and high-risk world of aerial combat. In Flying in the Face of Fear: Lessons on Leading with Courage, former fighter pilot and retired Air Force Colonel Kim Campbell delivers an inspiring and practical discussion of leadership and decision-making. It’s about stepping up to take action in the face of fear and having the courage to respond even when you’re scared.Proven principles of leadership from a veteran fighter pilot and military leader TAKEAWAY: “It’s not the fear that matters it’s all about what you do in that moment. Kim’s husband Scott was also an A-10 pilot and we spend some time discussing the challenges that arise in a dual military marriage. In an early example of the grit she exhibited during her entire life, Kim wouldn’t take no from the Air Force Academy and would be selected to be the Cadet Wing Commander her senior year.

Kim told her father she was going to become an astronaut after witnessing the Challenger shuttle disaster. Navigate – gain situational awareness and communicate – ask for help. The lessons learned from that experience and her years of leading airmen form the basis for her new book “Flying in the Face of Fear: A Fighter Pilot’s Lessons on Leading With Courage.” There are many great takeaways in the book including the phrase “Aviate, Communicate, Navigate.” In critical situations it is important to address the most important issue first – like keeping your A-10 in the air (Aviate). She would be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for that mission. Maintainers counted more than 600 holes in her aircraft. Kim was able to nurse her damaged plane 300 miles back to base, landing without brakes. She described flying an A-10 without hydraulics like driving a dump truck without power steering. In a matter of seconds she was able to analyze the situation and switch to “manual reversion”, a procedure that is difficult even under ideal conditions. While providing close air support for troops in contact, her aircraft was struck by a surface to air missile, knocking out all of the plane’s hydraulics.Įjecting over Baghdad was not a preferred option. Some came in a “crucible moment” over Baghdad on April 7, 2003. A-10 fighter pilot Kim Campbell picked up many leadership lessons over the course of a 24 year Air Force career.