Readbackcorrect, RTA, Aloyscious
It should be no surprise what retirement does for ones’ available time to read, let alone reduce the stress of work. If I was fortunate enough to survive in my career through the application of CRM or airmanship then so be it, but this now gives me the opportunity to keep on learning and pass on some small crumbs that may help others.
Life is like airmanship, it should always improve in quality. Within my definition of airmanship, I include knowledge, thus I have a continuing interest in human behaviour. To share this knowledge is my pleasure, but it is nothing more that one aspect of good CRM, an aspect of life. All of the parameters above represent a culture; I hope a positive professional culture, which we all strive to achieve.
There are many aspects of professional culture that are not shared; my recommendation to Aloyscious to start his research with himself and his organisation, is part of CRM – communication. Think about debriefing yourself or with your crew; look beyond the “that was good/ that was not so good” aspects, but enquire about the interesting issues, why you or some one else did not understand a situation or decision; was this due to lack of knowledge, situation awareness, or experience. Sometimes these differences are due to culture; enquire if the issue is national, organisational, or professional. Then follow up to mitigate these differences through improved CRM (predominantly crew / organization issues) or airmanship (a more personal issue).
Good luck in research, reading, communication; these should all be part of your plan for a safe retirement.
ALF