

Inspired by HBO’s The Rehearsal and real-life aviation disasters
What do plane crashes and boardroom failures have in common?
More than you might think.
HBO’s The Rehearsal is a quirky, brilliant show. But one moment stuck with me: Nathan Fielder interviews an NTSB expert and explores how communication failures—driven by hierarchy, deference, and silence—can lead to catastrophe.
It hit a nerve.
In aviation, the failure to speak up or clarify a misunderstood instruction can cost lives.
In business, it often costs livelihoods—or the business itself.
A junior co-pilot notices something's wrong but doesn’t challenge the captain.
A frontline employee sees a customer issue brewing but doesn’t flag it.
A manager senses the strategy is flawed but stays quiet in the exec meeting.
Different industries.
Same dynamics.
Same human wiring.
This series will explore the invisible forces behind communication breakdowns—and what high-reliability fields like aviation can teach us about preventing them in business.
From hierarchy to role confusion, from cultural silence to crisis misfires, we’ll unpack the true cost of unclear communication—and how to fix it.
If your organization has ever suffered from:
Misaligned strategy
Team dysfunction
Repeating the same mistakes…
...stay tuned.
Chris is a transformation leader with over 25 years of experience driving significant value and mitigating risks across a broad range of industries and functions. With a track record of generating more than $450 million in savings, he has excelled in both challenging and thriving environments within small businesses, mid-market firms, and Fortune 500 companies. A dual-degree graduate of Thunderbird and ESADE, Chris started his career at Arthur Andersen and progressed through roles from Corporate Audit to Global Human Resources at various Fortune 500 firms. He played a pivotal role in growing AArete, a global management consultancy, where he led initiatives that significantly reduced non-labor costs and improved compliance processes. An advocate for sustainable community initiatives, Chris was a founding member of a nonprofit focused on creating bicycle-friendly communities in New Jersey.