Sheryl Barden
AIN Contributor
Sheryl Barden, CAM, is 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
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: S&Ds Achieve Work-from-home Balance
A work-from-home option gives aviation schedulers and dispatchers more resilience and much-needed job satisfaction.
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.
Aircraft
AINsight: Honoring the Past, Forging the Future
Business aviation has come a long way in 75 years regarding diversity, but the industry still has a long way to go.
Training and Workforce
AINsight: Who Should Succeed the Aviation Director?
Your next aviation director doesn't have to be a pilot.
Maintenance and Modifications
AINsight: Are We Asking Mx Techs To Do Too Much?
As the list of tasks for aircraft maintenance technicians keeps growing, it might be time for a reboot of roles and responsibilities.
Regulations and Government
AINsight: The Shot Felt Round the World
Covid vaccine mandates could exacerbate the business aviation industry's talent and supply chain shortage.
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: A Seat at the Table
Part 91 flight department leaders aren’t just aviation experts, they’re also business leaders and a big part of that is aligning with the company.
Training and Workforce
AINsight: ‘Build It and They Will Come’
Hiring low-time pilots and mentoring them offers flight departments a path to avert the pilot shortage while attracting new people to the bizav industry.
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.
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: 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.
Regulations and Government
AINsight: Vaccination FAQs for Bizav Pros
Because vaccine requirements affect business aircraft crewmembers, there are a number of HR-related questions in this area.
Charter & Fractional
AINsight: Impact of Aviation Management
Growth in aircraft management poses challenges for aspiring aviation leaders and business aviation as a whole
AINsight: An Awakening
The pandemic has been an awakening for business aviation, alleviating the pilot shortage and bringing in first-time aircraft buyers.
Training and Workforce
AINsight: Restoring Civility in the Workplace
As a nation, we’ve become extremely divided—and it’s negatively affecting our workforce culture.
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.
Training and Workforce
AINsight: Making the 'Handshake Connection'
One of the mainstays of business aviation is enabling personal, face-to-face handshake connections, but Covid-19 changed that and the industry adapted.
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: 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.
