Sheryl Barden
AIN Contributor
Sheryl Barden, CAM, is the president and CEO of Aviation Personnel International, the longest-running recruiting and HR consulting firm exclusively serving business aviation. A thought leader on all things related to business aviation professionals, Barden is an NBAA CAM Fellow and formerly served on NBAA’s board of directors and its advisory council.
Latest from Sheryl Barden
Training and Workforce
AINsight: What Keeps Bizav Leaders Up at Night?
Employee retention is the number-one issue for flight department managers
Training and Workforce
AINsight: The Pilot Pipeline Predicament
Traditional paths to accruing flight hours have dwindled
Training and Workforce
AINsight: Elevate Your Bizav Career with Professional Development
Certifications and volunteering make you stand out for promotions and hiring
Training and Workforce
AINsight: Internships Help Launch Bizav Careers
Programs expose college students to what corporate aviation can offer as a career
Training and Workforce
AINsight: Reflections and Celebrations
End of the year is the perfect time for a personal audit
Training and Workforce
AINsight: Curating a Team of Experts
Leadership isn’t about single-handedly wielding every card in the deck
Training and Workforce
AINsight: NBAA-BACE . . . It's About People
NBAA-BACE 2023 focused on fostering talent
Training and Workforce
AINsight: The Overlooked Maintenance Crisis
Bridging the compensation gap in business aviation maintenance
Training and Workforce
AINsight: Training Contract Ethics and Accountability
Bonuses and incentives might be better than training contracts to keep pilots at flight departments that just paid for their new aircraft type rating.
Training and Workforce
AINsight: Navigating the Pilot Sim Training Slot Issue
Transparency and working together can help fix the lack of available simulator training slots for pilots.
Training and Workforce
AINsight: Don’t Fly Without It!
Pilots spent much of their time at work at high altitudes with increased exposure to UV rays, so they should wear sunscreen to help protect their skin.
Training and Workforce
AINsight: Does Size Really Matter?
To help retain business aviation pilots, it might be time to decouple aircraft size with compensation and then pay enough to keep pilots from jumping ship.
Training and Workforce
AINsight: No More Female Takedowns
Women unfairly face higher standards than men in many industries, including aviation. It's time to end this.
Training and Workforce
AINsight: Making Hay while the Sun Shines
Flight departments need to be up front about the rules for allowing their crewmembers to do contract flying.
Training and Workforce
AINsight: Don’t Shoot the Messenger
The pilot shortage requires corporate flight department managers to have "hard conversations" with HR about increasing pilot compensation and benefits.
Training and Workforce
AINsight: Mental Health Issues in Aviation
Mental health is an important, but delicate, issue to contend with in aviation.
Training and Workforce
AINsight: Pushing the Envelope—for Safety
The human element is an important part of aviation safety, which means addressing internal and external factors that can cause an employee to disengage.
AINsight: Greening Up the Homegrown Grass
For corporate pilots seeking a better work-life balance, the grass might not always be greener on the other side.
Training and Workforce
AINsight: Who Should Succeed the Aviation Director?
Your next aviation director doesn't have to be a pilot.
Training and Workforce
AINsight: Is the Pilot Shortage Over?
While the Covid crisis has mitigated the pilot shortage for the time being, a shortage is still looming in the longer term.
Regulations and Government
AINsight: Bizav Is Back and Thriving
Optimistic. Innovative. Inspirational. These are just some of the words I’d use to describe the momentous week at NBAA-BACE 2021.
Training and Workforce
AINsight: Navigating Schedules and Contract Pilots
As flight demand increases, corporate flight departments with lean staffing struggle to provide employees with schedule flexibility.
Training and Workforce
AINsight: Stopped in My Tracks!
Discrimination unfortunately still remains a barrier for female pilots in the business aviation industry.
Regulations and Government
AINsight: Light at the End of ‘Proficiency’ Tunnel
While hope springs from the vaccine distribution, pilots should understand that returning to normal may take time and must stay proficient in the meantime.
Regulations and Government
AINsight: Getting Back to Business Amid Covid
Despite Covid, some companies are now pushing forward and using their business aircraft more to conduct in-person meetings.
Training and Workforce
AINsight: On the Precipice of Another Talent Shortage
The pilot shortage has already started, and business aviation needs a plan to retain and hire more flight crewmembers.
Training and Workforce
AINsight: Hiring? Do it by Design, Not Default
Business aviation managers looking to fill vacancies should hire strategically, not just by selecting the low-hanging fruit.
Training and Workforce
AINsight: Diversity Hire vs ‘Best Candidate’ Status Quo
Creating diverse workplaces is a hot topic in every industry. And such is the case in business aviation.
