{"id":54119,"date":"2025-07-15T14:16:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T12:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accuracy.com\/?p=54119"},"modified":"2025-10-07T16:57:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:57:40","slug":"when-management-takes-inspiration-from-the-french-air-and-space-force-aae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accuracy.com\/en_gb\/when-management-takes-inspiration-from-the-french-air-and-space-force-aae\/","title":{"rendered":"When management takes inspiration from the French Air and Space Force"},"content":{"rendered":"

Armies have developed specific management skills<\/strong> that are particularly suited to face today\u2019s challenges. We have long been aware that armies know how to manage crises and exceptional situations. However, we may not be aware that they have developed management frameworks and references that can add a lot of value for businesses<\/strong> in many areas. It is with this in mind that Franck Bancel (1), Henri Philippe (2), Thierry Picq (3) and Luc de Rancourt (4) have sought to analyse the French Air and Space Force\u2019s management model and show how it can be particularly inspiring for companies<\/strong> in their book Adapting, deciding and acting in an uncertain future: when management takes inspiration from the air and space force (5)<\/em>, to be published this autumn by Dunod.<\/p>\n

The book, whose foreword is written by the current Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force and whose afterword is written by one of his predecessors, sets out interviews with 15 senior officers, unanimously recognised for their careers and leadership qualities, who present the specific organisational and operational methods of the force.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Their contributions are commented on by business leaders from companies of various sizes and operating in different sectors. These business leaders explain how they can adopt the French Air and Space Force\u2019s practices<\/strong> and identify points of convergence and divergence between the organisation and their own. At the end of each chapter, an important theme is explained and a summary can be found, highlighting certain useful questions for businesses.<\/p>\n

The five major chapters<\/strong> cover forward planning, transformation, human resource management, emerging challenges and crisis management.<\/p>\n

In many areas, the French Air and Space Force is positioned as an organisation at the forefront of management issues.<\/strong>
\nFor example:<\/p>\n