The summer has been good. Time to take a deep breath. At the end of August, I crossed the main Alpine ridge with my wife, with just a rucksack on my back. We spent a lot of time outdoors, bathed in mountain lakes, drank from streams, stayed overnight in huts and enjoyed the simplicity and online-free time.

Yeah, that was a really inspiring round!  Our webinar in mid-October was all about courage.

Hooray, people are flying again! After two years of pandemic, the summer saw booking figures that, despite all the unresolved problems, gave rise to renewed confidence in the industry's executive suites. How nice to see families reunited across continents after the long period of separation! Business partners no longer greet each other only on Zoom. People need people. We convey ourselves to others not only in words, but also in small gestures, pauses, glances that fall by the wayside on the web. Many entry restrictions have fallen. The demand went from 0 to 100, the airlines could hardly keep up with the mothballing of the planes and the currencyof the crews. And yet: Euphoria feels different. What's going on? 

Since 2016, the World Economic Forum has been publishing regular reports on the future of jobs: which skills are becoming increasingly important. Just how big the upheaval currently is can be seen from the fact that 50% of all employees will have to develop new skills by 2025, according to the estimate. 50% - half of all employees! Artificial intelligence, which is cutting more and more jobs (but also creating new ones), the consequences of the pandemic, the trend toward seeking meaningful and fulfilling work rather than just any work - all of this is having a huge impact on the labour market. 

The images and news from Ukraine shock every day. But beyond the headlines, the events have also turned the lives of hundreds of pilots and flight attendants upside down: Recently, a former colleague called me from Russia in despair.

Weeks of preparation and hustle and bustle behind the scenes came to an end this evening with the launch of OneEightZero°! At our first webinar, which was attended by interested parties from as many as six different countries in and outside Europe, we ventured a look at the "new normal" in aviation.

January 2021. I have quit my job as a pilot. And now? Start all over again. Trial and error, without a net. Looking back between exhaustion and euphoria on my first year as an entrepreneur.

Each person is unique, born with talents and gifts to give to the world. Give, to be precise. It's not about how to make money the fastest, but about what each individual can contribute to this world. Whoever finds that will also find his vocation. Whoever can make a profession out of it will be happy.

Our team consists of pilots, journalists, coaches and transformation experts. We know from our own experience what a strain a job change is and how much courage change takes. The better the preparation, the more successful your new start. We help you do it. Fast. Competently. And above all: human.