The Pin Drop Podcast
The most intrepid chat on the podsphere! Interesting people sharing their personal formulae for success, stories of personal growth through adversity, confessing their fears and what they have learned from going to 'the edge'. Hosted by Vicki Anstey.
The Pin Drop Podcast
Episode 32: Pin Drop Pod x Mandy Hickson - "An Officer, Not a Gentleman"
Mandy Hickson has over 30 years experience within aviation.
She joined the Royal Air Force in 1994 and was a the first woman to fly the Tornado GR4 on the front line, where she operated in hostile environments, including patrolling the ‘No Fly’ zone over Iraq.
Since leaving the RAF she retrained as a facilitator, speaker and coach. Drawing on her experience of calculated risk-taking, decision-making under pressure and the critical role of the human in the system, she transfers lessons from the cockpit to other management and leadership contexts.
Mandy has been invited to share her insights with some of the most successful organisations across the world. And she has recently launched her bestselling book, ‘An Officer, not a gentleman’, her inspirational journey to become a pioneering female fighter pilot.
I was introduced to Mandy via Dan Lowes, a fellow RAF and Red Arrows pilot who has also been on the podcast.
We talked about:
* ‘The human in the system’
* Taking risks
* Controlling controllables, self-efficacy (choice)
* Barriers to success
* Allies along the way
* Mandy's transition out of the military
* Mandy's most vital lessons, how they are relevant to us all
* Coping with high stress & pressure
* Living aligned to your purpose
* When Mandy met Tom Cruise!
Follow Mandy @mandyhicksonspeaker
Find out more about her at www.mandyhickson.com
Buy Mandy's book 'An Officer Not a Gentleman' here
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Vicki
