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A CEO of Southwest Airlines on Goals

Leadership Freak

Jim Parker, former CEO of Southwest Airlines told me, “Don’t set artificial goals for yourself. Don’t set goals about the job you want or the amount of money you want to make.” We forget the expected and remember the unusual. I’ve been remembering something unusual that was said to me about ten months ago. You [.].

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Management Tools For Leaders: Red Ocean/Blue Ocean Strategy

Rich Gee Group

History: Red Ocean/Blue Ocean is a strategy developed by W. This involves the commoditization of the industry where everyone is competing primarily on price — the key goals are to beat the competition and exploit existing demand. Great examples of Red Ocean companies are McDonald’s and Southwest Airlines.

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Beyond Typical S.M.A.R.T Goals in 2013

Leadership Freak

The former CEO of Southwest Airlines, Jim Parker, told me, “Don’t set artificial goals for yourself.” Set people goals. Begin with noble ends: Leadership is about people. Production and profitability are useful and necessary but never enough. Increasing profits by 6% is important but not noble.

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Scenario Planning vs. Forecasting: 6 Questions to Ask to Prepare for a Post-Pandemic Future

Leading Blog

passenger traffic for airlines). As Paul Saffo, a technology forecaster based in Silicon Valley, said, “ the goal of forecasting is not to predict the future, but to tell you what you need to know to take meaningful action in the present.”

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4 Steps to Improve Quality and Safety

Michael Lee Stallard

In healthcare, construction, aerospace/defense, airlines and automobile manufacturing, mistakes and accidents can be a matter of life and death. The airline industry developed a checklist and it has reduced incidents of pilot error. Johns Hopkins Hospital developed a checklist for teams performing open heart surgery.

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Succession Planning: A Critical Priority

Lead Change Blog

Great leaders are like fuel that keeps things going and sustains a level of performance that makes the company successful in achieving its goal. Leadership Development change leadership Herb Kelleher Leadership Southwest Airlines Strategy succession planning' A True Leader.

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How to Engage Employees During Uncertain Times

Lead from Within

That’s when the best leaders step up to help people focus by setting goals and maintaining accountability—while also remembering to keep expectations realistic. Recently the CEO of Southwest Airlines took a 10 percent pay cut to help their employees out. Remove financial burdens. Make sure you’re ready for an economic downturn.

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