Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Other research indicates that people are willing to change vendors to do business with people who know how to develop good relationships. Southwest Airlines has garnered loyal customers and employees but making humor a hallmark of everything they do. Good relationships are bolstered by a sense of humor.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 14, 2019

I N AN IBM global survey of CEOs, the overwhelming consensus was that more than rigor, management discipline, integrity or even vision, successfully navigating an increasing complex world will require creativity. American Airlines competes against Skype and WebEx, not just Delta and United.”. Avoiding this mindset takes courage.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 29, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. You will serve others best by helping them to grow and develop. Yet someone might be grateful to have the chance to do something new as an opportunity to grow and develop.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 24, 2009

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer QAspire Blog 2009 – Essential Posts Redux When the year ends, we tend to retrospect. I also included this example in a leadership training I delivered to a group of middle managers in my organization. Look back and see what worked and what not. It truly means a lot to me.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 14, 2020

Recently the CEO of Southwest Airlines took a 10 percent pay cut to help their employees out. Lead from within: Great leaders know that managing uncertainty is a matter of putting themselves in the shoes of their employees and delivering the strong, compassionate leadership they expect. #1 1 N A T I O N A L B E S T S E L L E R.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Think about the way you’re thinking as a management team. Other companies besides Datron and the Servant Leadership Institute that have done this include Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen, Starbucks, Ken Blanchard Companies, Southwest Airlines, and Chick-fil-A. Get out of your office and build relationships with employees.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 10, 2012

Strategic leaders must be able to select talent and encourage people in their teams to learn and grow each year through developing additional skills in line with the company strategy, taking on challenging tasks in order to increase their on-the-job education, and so on. Her articles appear on various higher education blogs. —.

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CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

And perhaps more importantly, anyone occupying a position of authority plays a followership role at times, as first-line supervisors report to mid-level managers, mid-level managers report to vice-presidents, vice-presidents report to CEOs, CEOs report to Boards of Directors, etc.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 1, 2016

” Following graduate school and the military (including a tour of duty as an infantry unit commander in Viet Nam) Chip was director of management and organizational development for NCNB (now Bank of America). Helping the CEO of Southwest Airlines launch a best-selling book. Getting a book endorsement from Seth Godin.

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Next Level Blog

JULY 14, 2010

In the interest of developing a comprehensive resource, feel free to add your own in the Comments. Doing so abdicates all control of the trip to the airlines. Immediately find the first Departures board, scan the list of cities for our destination, confirm the flight number and develop your plan for getting to the gate.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 22, 2011

Obviously this blog isn’t about the future of air travel, and none of the submitting companies are clients of ours (yet). Solving our business problems, making leaps in productivity, Customer Service, product development (or anything else), requires the same shift. Next post: Do You Really Need a Meeting to Make a Decision?

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CO2

DECEMBER 19, 2012

5 Step Personal Development Process. During a period in the late 1990′s, Korean Air had more plane crashes than any other airline in the world. When leaders fail to encourage dissent, for instance, it’s often because they have trouble managing their emotions and social relationships. So, why the rash of crashes?

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 16, 2016

In June, I found out that Captain Denny Flanagan, of United Airlines (UAL) retired after 30 years with UAL and 20 years Navy before that. PROLOGUE: I wrote this over 9 years ago. The CEO of United, Oscar Munoz, came to the airport to greet Captain Denny on his final flight. A McDargh says to a Flanagan, “Keep up the great work.”

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Often this meant trying to read Mapquest directions while driving on a highway or in the dark.

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The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Of the nearly 200 songs on the list, “The Word” started playing as I began this blog post. The L-word makes hard-nosed managers squirm. These are the same managers loudly pronouncing goals of higher employee engagement and increased customer loyalty. As I write I am listening to a randomized Beatles playlist.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Squeezing another penny out of costs, getting product to market a few weeks earlier, responding to customers’ inquiries a little bit faster, ratcheting quality up one more notch, capturing another point of market share–those are the obsessions of managers today. ” Welcome to the era of growth through innovation.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MARCH 29, 2021

He worked as an interior mechanic for Continental Airlines and found a wallet a passenger had left behind in a first-class seat pocket. While that assessment is certainly accurate, it is also true that the people of Ford achieved that outcome by mastering Mulally’s Working Together: Principles, Practices and Management System.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Then the authors compared those companies—Amgen, Biomet, Intel, Microsoft, Progressive Insurance, Southwest Airlines, Stryker—to similar, but less successful, "control" companies: Genentech, Kirschner, AMD, Apple, Safeco, PSA and United States Surgical. They zoom-in and zoom out to manage risk and recognize luck.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 4, 2016

Leaders face “El Niños”: market downturns, a coup in Africa, airline strikes, terrorist attacks. The El Niño weather has not only raised havoc with my roses but spawned dangerous storms and opposing droughts throughout the world. You name it. A great leader takes all precautions and then remains flexible and ready for the unexpected.

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Jason Womack

OCTOBER 5, 2014

I can work on an American Airlines flight over the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean, set up a “temporary office” at a Starwood hotel, or review client notes at a locally-owned, community-focused coffee shop. A digital list manager. Where Do You Do What You Do? When asked, “Why are you on the road so much?” A notebook. A whiteboard.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

It is only customer service that enhances quality of experience and makes an airline preferable over other. These inadvertent delays are a part of airline travel - but the way airline handles it goes a long way in building comfort with customers. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Don’t Kill It!

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 23, 2011

A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece about the importance of leaders taking time off work and going on vacation, a piece which I’m happy to share has been picked up by the American Management Association (AMA) and is now featured on their website. What changes should we make in the upcoming months to ensure we stay on target?

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2015

And, it is the dream of every brand manager. On Southwest Airlines Flight 22 from El Paso to Phoenix, the flight attendant accepted assistance from two adoring passengers to help pass out peanuts to fellow passengers. But “mine” is more than a statement of control; it is an expression of identity. Cattle shared open grazing range.

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The Practical Leader

JANUARY 9, 2012

Having just come back from further service quality culture/leadership development work with Qantas Airlines in mid December, I was especially happy to respond to editor Nikki Mead’s request for my contribution. Develop your encouragement and support muscles and increase recognition, appreciation, and celebration.

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 24, 2011

John Kotter and James Heskett’s classic book, Corporate Culture and Performance , is an organization development classic. Southwest Airlines, Wal-Mart, IBM, ING, 3M, and Proctor and Gamble are some of the adaptive cultures providing insights to the enduring success growing from their highly effective cultures. Expectations (e.g.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Between surging demand, labor shortages, outdated air traffic management, and travel reservation I.T. airline companies have pointed fingers at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the biggest cause of outages, even as the FAA has fired back at airlines. In the U.S., That’s the first step in improving processes.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

DECEMBER 12, 2010

You’re Not the Boss of Me Skip to content Home About Me About This Blog ← Taming the Inner Mule Facing the Blank Wall → December 12, 2010 · 8:24 pm ↓ Jump to Comments Servant Leadership…Creating an Environment of Service A lot is being said about the leader as “servant”. What challenges have you faced?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For example, as a designer/writer, my skills are not well applied to bookkeeping or financial management. Develop those contacts as a ladder to reach higher, but more challenging, prospects. Test business development, starting with advice from your banker, accountant, and lawyer. We can leverage each other’s expertise.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2013

Leading organizations are already using the power of social media to shape their business process management (BPM) agendas. Social tools can make the "process of process management" much more nimble , by delivering information to process participants about improvements needed for operational processes.

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The Practical Leader

JULY 13, 2011

Internally, it can also be a report for the boss, information for the manager in plant no. 3, training and development, or technical support. Airlines are classic examples. Next Blog: Defining The Second Ring of Service/Quality: Support That Satisfies. That means a very high degree of customer listening.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Big data has the potential to revolutionize management. Simply put, because of big data, managers can measure, and hence know, radically more about their businesses, and directly translate that knowledge into improved decision making and performance. Of course, companies such as Google and Amazon are already doing this.

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Roundtable Talk

MARCH 18, 2010

Durfy’s replacement, Gregg Sartesky, is a 50 something exec who’s grown up in the high grind airline industry. Leave a Reply Cancel reply RSS - Posts Subscribe to our Blog Brought to you by: Online MBA Rankings Join our Fan Page The Executive Roundtable Inc. → Like One blogger likes this post.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 14, 2011

develop them to their full potential, including pre-screening, job matching, onboarding, managing performance, and maximizing potential. I have signed up to receive email alerts from Profiles International, a firm that offers assessment solutions that enable organizations to select the right people and ?develop

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

A passenger jet belonging to a cut-rate airline had recently crashed into the Florida Everglades, and Kinsley argued in Slate that it was appropriate for discount airlines to be more dangerous than the major carriers. The chance of getting killed in a crash on a given flight on a major airline is roughly 1 in 10 million.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 11, 2009

You’re Not the Boss of Me Skip to content Home About Me About This Blog ← Lack of Communication You Say? Share this: 9 Comments Filed under Leadership Values , Leading Change , motivating & Inspiring Tagged as courage , crisis managment , delegation , managment , Maple Leaf Foods. What comes to mind for you?

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First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 21, 2011

He currently teaches FIELD, Field Immersion and Experiential Leadership Development, a new required experiential, field-based course in the first year of the MBA Program. Murphy Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit of Harvard Business School (HBS).

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2016

Given their capabilities, these entrepreneurs take a “do-it-yourself” approach and develop software to support organizational needs. But it is not stopping there, partnering with third parties like American Express, Nest, Tesla and KLM Airlines to provide their customers with more value added services.

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