Gulfstream Growth
These keys to Tetzlaff’s success unlocked doors at Gulfstream, where he spent years down South in a warm company climate that promoted his professional development by taking him out of his cubicle to take on wider responsibilities, such as collaborating with the FAA on numerous certification standardization topics and also leading the effort to update Gulfstream’s Airplane Flight Manual Process. That endeavor required months of negotiations and buy-in from many stakeholders prior to gaining vice-presidential approval.
Overall, Tetzlaff enjoyed over 17 years with Gulfstream (totaling his several multi-year tenures) where he progressed from a structural design engineer to a regulatory compliance resource supporting multiple projects and strategic initiatives. He cultivated a style that promotes teamwork and inclusion, and became known for a demeanor that defuses contention. Tetzlaff ultimately grew
to possess a trifecta
winning ticket. “I am equally comfortable on the shop floor, in the aircraft, or in the conference room,” he says.
Leader
This professional background, combined with his personal self-improvement efforts, shapes his leadership style. “I’m not an old-school authoritarian. I want to nurture members whenever I can. I try to clearly explain things in a way the person I’m talking to understands what I mean. I don’t just try to sound smart.” Then next, he makes his classic quote that opened this profile of being really good at dumbing things down because he’s not that smart, which is actually an astute observation. (If you want to know if you really understand something, explain it to your grandmother. If you can’t, then maybe you — and I — don’t really grasp the concept to simplify it to its core.)
Team Builder
Astute self-deprecation aside, Tetzlaff is smart enough to admit his weaknesses and surround himself with talent to shore up his shortcomings. “I try to surround myself with a great team I can rely on because there are many things about marketing
16 Mar/Apr 2023
Throwback to flight test days at Enstrom in the early 2000s.
and other areas I don’t know, but other areas (engineering and certification) are my strength and forte.” He’s encouraged by the way his new management team is coming together. “I’ve known many of the people here for years, and those we are bringing back and bringing in new to Enstrom, all their passion is key and unbelievably off the charts. If it wasn’t for the people on our team, this would be an incredibly pressured task, but they are committed to our success,” he says. “I’ve
had sleepless nights and expect more such nights because I feel a great sense of responsibility to our friends, community, customers, and employees. We’re the only aviation game in town; it’s not like a mechanic can go from Enstrom and get an A&P job across town. And Chuck is investing a lot into Enstrom and it’s not play money; he expects results. Now that we are back, I want Enstrom to become a place where people are confident they can make a career.”
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