A specific job I would
like to end up at would be the Director of Administration of an airport. I would like to end up at Metro Detroit
Airport, I would like to end up with the Wayne County Airport Authority.
I think that there are safety
and liability concerns in any organization or business. As a manger in this position I feel there
would be a lot of oversight responsibility.
There are several divisions that the Director of Administration would be
supervising. Some of the things I think
that could be done or I might do would include placing emphasis on performance
evaluations and insuring they are done on a regular schedule with giving
feedback in a timely manner. Also I feel
the work ethic and team work would be important. Creating an environment where one another can
complete tasks and double check ones work as a system of redundancy to help in
preventing an error. With things like
this it would lay a foundation for a safe environment and the business or
organization could focus on safety.
Professionalism in my
own words is presenting yourself in confident, respectful, well groomed, and well
dressed manner. Speaking with clarity
and directness when addressed.
Two ways in which lack
of professionalism was shown in the documentary "Flying Cheep", one
would have been seen by the pilots computing weight and balance. The Captain wanted to just mark down that a
few more of the passengers were children so they would be within weight
limits. Management lacked
professionalism by thinking about completing the task. In the documentary one of the guys
interviewed said they were willing to fudge numbers so it looked like he was on
a normal duty day when he was really over and operating illegally.
I commend you on your job choice. I don't think I could do that type of job. There's a lot of bureaucracy and paperwork involved, not to mention lots of time at a desk. I completely agree with your examples of lacking professionalism in the video. Management and the pilots clearly weren't concerned with safety issues, and just wanted to make sure they made their money. It's sad that this occurs, and even worse that there are still companies in our industry that are still doing these types of things.
ReplyDeleteI like how you mention timely performance evaluations. I agree that this is an important aspect of professionalism - one that I have often seen neglected in my previous places of employment.
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