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Henry Mintzberg’s Bedtime Stories for Managers

Leading Blog

M INTZBERG’S 20th book, Bedtime Stories for Managers , is a thought-provoking page-turner. (In The theme running through most is that managers/leaders need to get out from behind their desks and see the world from the perspective of their employees and customers. Management is not eating the eggs. That requires some explanation.

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Management Tools For Leaders: Red Ocean/Blue Ocean Strategy

Rich Gee Group

Great examples of Red Ocean companies are McDonald’s and Southwest Airlines. Southwest is the only large, low-cost airline that hires friendly and approachable employees who have a passion for helping customers. In addition to their pricing, cancellation, and service structure, no other airline comes close.

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Hope Proved to Be a Bad Strategy for LUV—Lessons from the Southwest Airlines Debacle

Art Petty

There are some painful and painfully obvious leadership and management lessons from the recent Southwest Airlines debacle. The post Hope Proved to Be a Bad Strategy for LUV—Lessons from the Southwest Airlines Debacle appeared first on Management Excellence by Art Petty. Deming is spinning in his grave over this one.

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Leadership Lessons in Southwest Airline’s Fall From Grace

Modern Servant Leader

There are leadership lessons in Southwest Airline’s fall from grace. Southwest Airlines Fall From Grace. Until the COVID pandemic, Southwest Airlines was the only major, global airline to post a profit every year. All airlines overbook their flights. Southwest’s Response to the COVID Pandemic.

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Preview Thursday: The 9 Dimensions of Conscious Success

Lead Change Blog

We are pleased to present this excerpt from The 9 Dimensions of Conscious Success by David Nielson. My father worked for United Airlines in a variety of executive positions, rising up to becoming the assistant to the president. The post Preview Thursday: The 9 Dimensions of Conscious Success appeared first on Lead Change.

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Leadership Lessons in Southwest Airline’s Fall From Grace

Modern Servant Leader

There are leadership lessons in Southwest Airline’s fall from grace. Southwest Airlines Fall From Grace The holiday winter weather of 2022 caused problems for every major US carrier. In their attempt to remain the most profitable airline, the company substantially reduced spending on major investments. Failing technology.

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Risk management vs crisis management – are you in the right mode?

Chartered Management Institute

Article: Risk management vs crisis management – are you in the right mode? Additional reporting by CMI Insights Monday 26 February 2024 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Managers have to manage risk and uncertainty every day. Written by Annie Makoff-Clark. appeared first on CMI.