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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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Becoming a Successful Leader: How to Master the Challenge of Focused Leadership (Part 12)

CO2

The Power of Focused Leadership Leadership is more than just guiding others; it’s about influencing them towards a common goal. This post delves into the importance of focus in leadership and the ways to master this essential skill. With 3-10 primary goals, you might accomplish only 1 or 2.

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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.” Begin with noble ends: Leadership is about people. Set people goals. Production and profitability are useful and necessary but never enough. Increasing profits by 6% is important but not noble.

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Management Tools For Leaders: Red Ocean/Blue Ocean Strategy

Rich Gee Group

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. They offered consistent, superior-quality burgers and virtually invented the drive-thru.

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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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Common Purpose Leadership

Leading Blog

For example: Emphasize One Goal – Gordon Bethune, CEO of Continental Airlines, recognized that his customers valued on-time performance. In order to underscore this goal, Bethune decided to send every employee a check every time the company was first in on-time arrival. That’s real leadership.”

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Servant Leadership Flies High from the Cockpit – United 757

Lead Change Blog

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. Since I am in the leadership business, I figured I needed to meet this man and tell him how amazing it was to find a gesture like that. Little did he know that I write about leadership examples.).