Sep 27, 2022
Joining the Royal Air Force back in 1994 and becoming the second woman to ever fly the Tornado GR4 on the front line operating in hostile environments, Mandy Hickson had no idea that three words spoken by a young cadet would serve as the foundation for her overriding purpose in her second career. Now serving as Aviation Ambassador for the Department for Transport, Mandy is also in high demand as a keynote speaker across a range of business and education sectors. Sharing her inspirational journey to become a pioneering female fighter pilot with humour and passion, the three words that led Mandy to create purposeful impact were ‘just like you’.
KEY TAKEAWAY
“Three words. ‘Just like you.’ That's when I'd been about to go into the airlines and I thought, ‘just like you’, I don't need to do that. I can do something that can be way more impactful and that became my overriding purpose.”
BOOK RECOMMENDATION*
An Officer Not a Gentleman by Mandy Hickson - https://amzn.to/3SkHelI
ABOUT MANDY
Mandy Hickson has over 30 years’ experience within aviation.
She joined the Royal Air Force in 1994 and flew 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 and coach in
human performance factors. Drawing on her experience of
calculated risk-taking, decision-making under pressure and the
critical role of the human in the system, she transfers vivid
lessons from the cockpit to other management and leadership
contexts.
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https://www.instagram.com/mandyhicksonspeaker/
ABOUT THE HOST - AMY ROWLINSON
Amy is a Life Purpose Coach, Podcast Strategist, Top 1% Global Podcaster, Speaker, Mastermind Host and Property Investor. Through 1:1 and group coaching, Amy works with individuals and businesses to improve productivity, engagement and fulfilment, to banish overwhelm, underwhelm and frustration and to welcome clarity, achievement and purpose.
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