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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. The company has been a servant-leadership darling since it’s inception and co-founder Herb Kelleher applied the principles for decades before stepping down as CEO in 2001. So what went wrong and what can leaders learn from the example?

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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. The company has been a servant-leadership darling since it’s inception and co-founder Herb Kelleher applied the principles for decades before stepping down as CEO in 2001. So what went wrong and what can leaders learn from the example?

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Leadership ‘as-a-Service’?

Lead Change Blog

The information technology world has figured out that sometimes it is easier and cheaper to obtain services they need through vendors providing those services over cloud computing, than it is hiring someone to do the work. Before we know it, there will be “Leadership-as-a-Service.”. Can Leadership be Offered “as a Service”?

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Influence is the Value Force of Leadership

Lead Change Blog

An effective CEO such as Steve Jobs for example, can cause financial markets to shift, buying patterns to stall, or entire industries to scramble. Because of this, there are many opportunities for just about anyone to have influence and thus to begin their own journey of leadership. Take the example the CEO role.

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How Bad Leadership Helped Launch Intel, the Silicon Valley and Venture Capital

Modern Servant Leader

We spend a lot of time here at MSL covering great leadership – servant leadership. For example, did you know bad leadership is partially to credit for the creation of Intel and the Silicon Valley? Shockley Fails at People Leadership. Fairchild Semiconductor Leadership Fails.

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Drowning in Information While Thirsting for Communication

The Practical Leader

Many managers confuse information and communication: Information Technology/. Inspires with stories and examples. Information Technology is critical today. Like management processes and people leadership, it’s about balance. Bring in their stories and examples. Emotional Connection/.

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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

To be recognized on the 2020 Top CHRO List, the words leadership, team, succession, purpose, culture, governance, and diversity are not just buzzwords – they represent who a CHRO is, what they believe, and where they work every day. “What makes a great CHRO, great? and a development manager at Oracle Corp.