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Executive Vision – Leading in an Interconnected World: Transportation

Strategy Driven

Within each episode, Melissa Francis, Simon Hobbs, and a group of distinguished guests discuss what it takes to be a visionary leader; guiding their companies to success within the rapidly changing global marketplace.

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11 Ideas for Economic Recovery

Strategy Driven

For Southwest Airlines, it was about how they could maintain the current schedule with fewer planes. People and businesses are looking for opportunities. What kinds of opportunities? It starts by creating a culture that encourages employees to do what’s right for the customer. Keep it simple.

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Higher Ambition: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Higher Ambition: How Great Leaders Create Economic and Social Value Michael Beer, Russell Eisenstat, Nathaniel Foote, Tobias Fredberg, and Flemming Norrgren Harvard Business School Press (2011) Valuable lessons from 36 CEOs who create simultaneously value that has both economic and social impact The CEOs featured in this book agreed to participate (..)

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QAspire Blog 2009 – Essential Posts Redux

QAspire

Two diverse experiences shaped up this post and lessons learned from these experiences are still very relevant. November 2009: What NOT to do in Customer Service 7 My ‘not-so-decent’ experience with an airline prompted this article, which enlists 7 things businesses should never do when dealing with customers.

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Servant Leadership…Creating an Environment of Service | You're Not.

You're Not the Boss of Me

For instance, Southwest airlines’ over-arching purpose is stated as: “To provide the best service and lowest fares to the short haul, frequent-flying, point-to-point, non-interlining traveler.&# This simple statement lets everyone know why Southwest Airlines is in business and whom it is there, ultimately, to serve.

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Leading Across Borders? Don't Change a Thing

Harvard Business Review

Years later, he bought a financially ailing airline and transformed it into Asia's most profitable and fastest-growing low-cost operator. The airline's tagline "Now Everyone Can Fly" says it all; anyone who joins the company knows they will play a role in providing affordable travel to as many people as possible.

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Use Jugaad to Innovate Faster, Cheaper, Better

Harvard Business Review

We recently attended the World Economic Forum's India Economic Summit 2011 in Mumbai, where we moderated several panels and workshops on the topic of innovation. The experience gave us some insights into a unique approach to innovation called jugaad , which entrepreneurs and enterprises are practicing in complex emerging markets like India.