Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

The answer is for organizations to develop the institutional frameworks to replace traditional structures and forms of governance and establish a more human operating system in which governance, culture and leadership systems are harmonized and synchronized. 4) Seek to inspire, not just motivate. 6) Give trust away.

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How To Airlines Media Innovation 110

LDRLB

MAY 26, 2014

Talk about some of the ideas that kind of led you both to wanting to write this book, and then we’ll get into what this term big bang disruption means. You are also the author of a ton of different stuff around this idea of disruption, the most recent one being- I’m making sure I get this title right. I’ve really enjoyed that for this book.

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Early Adopters Rogers Disruptive Innovation Innovation 60

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

You can also consider a business that awakens a massive industry then dominates the market shares globally at the same time, busting misconceptions about the way the food service industry must treat employees. $16 America’s largest airline and the most profitable – the airline that love built. So why is it not more common?

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Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

You can also consider a business that awakens a massive industry then dominates the market shares globally at the same time, busting misconceptions about the way the food service industry must treat employees. $16 America’s largest airline and the most profitable – the airline that love built. So why is it not more common?

Leadership 100

Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Southwest Airlines is often used as a case study for a well-run business: it's consistently more profitable than its competitors, it's very disciplined about how it operates, it's customers are happy. But recent actions are starting to erode the brand and customer happiness, potentially creating a long-term risk.

Airlines 10

Airlines Brand Short-term Price 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2014

In the case of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the most impressive fact few reporters choose to explore in any depth is that the Boeing 777’s engine was capable of communicating long after the pilots went silent. Because the airline had the option, but declined , to pay about $10 per flight for real-time access to it.

Airlines 8

Airlines Supply Chain Management Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2014

He claimed that based on this insight he could anticipate their market moves one or even two steps in advance. I knew that meant he would be relatively focused on short-term results while mostly ignoring product development. I also realized he would go after our top sales people to meet those short-term sales goals.

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CEO Norton Airlines Short-term 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2017

I’ve learned that truth from 40 years of conducting research in the fields of services marketing, service quality, and health services. Good marketing is not just about making promises; it’s also about keeping them. To the customer, a purchased service is a promise of performance. Use realistic slogans.

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Company Airlines Meyer Hotels 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

They include the biotech, semiconductor, personal computer, and airline industries. But even so, they led their companies to great long-term financial performance. Some of these leaders have become legends, such as Andy Grove of Intel and Herb Kelleher of Southwest Airlines. Markets down? Market hype?

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Skills Leadership Airlines Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2016

When I was at Delta, we spent enormous resources in terms of time and money on planning. Airline operations are a huge optimization challenge. Rather, they focus on creating a market where people with cars can connect with people who need rides. For others, they may opt to work 12-hour-long days.

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Organization Airlines Constraint Power 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For long-term relationship-building, be sure that your values and those of your clients mesh. Pitches MUST be short, which is more time-consuming than presenting long ones. Evaluate organizations online: their mission, major products/markets, history, and biographies of key participants. Don’t be timid.

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

American Airlines said it would pay $1,000 to all 127,600 of its people, and Wells Fargo raised its base wage from $13.50 A sound economy, a booming stock market, and huge business tax cuts, the story goes, have convinced CEOs of companies flush with cash to distribute some of it to front-line employees. to $15 per hour.

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Definition Company Succession Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2014

And in business life, CEOs incentivize and promote those senior executives who can get new ideas to market more quickly than competitors. At a time when some of the world’s biggest newspaper companies are getting digitally disrupted, Harris exited the sector long ago but moved into adjacent industries. That makes him sound like Google.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Airlines Telecommunications Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2016

A healthy low-price position has a long-term orientation built on consistency and sustainability, not quick results. airline industry in the early 1990s highlights this distinction. Don’t engage in over-the-top discounting that trains customers, both in B2C and B2B markets, to buy cleverly on price and price alone.

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Price Airlines Govindarajan Advertising 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2013

Between 2002 and 2012, the shareholder return of the average airline company rose an uninspiring 5.6% Top dogs in poor-performing industries (like LATAM Airlines, the Santiago-based airline company; Sotheby''s in diversified consumer services; and Apple in computers and peripherals) didn''t have to fret about their TSR performance.

TSR 8

TSR Industry Company Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2012

A similar pattern hold for airlines. Of the 70,000 companies with market data available, more than 42,000 earned shareholder returns (dividends + stock price appreciation) below inflation. Markets change; technology evolves. Compete for the long term. And for telecom. And for many others.

Creativity 14

Creativity Long-term Kotter Cost of Capital 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2014

T-Mobile is basking in the limelight courtesy of masterful marketing and an aggressive promotion launched last week. Since early last year, T-Mobile has spearheaded what I call a value war — as opposed to a price war — in the wireless market. Consider the airline industry. wireless operators) customers will consider switching.

Price 8

Price Wireless Finance Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2016

With this model, an investment can be defined as strategic, key operational, support, or high potential. Key operational investments sustain existing business operations, helping to avoid any disadvantage. Executives can sometimes struggle differentiating between key operational and support investments.

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Tools Competitive Advantage Operations Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2014

In 1960, marketing legend Ted Levitt provided perhaps his seminal contribution to the Harvard Business Review : “ Marketing Myopia.” And short-term numbers at that. Instead, we should measure and manage behaviors like spending time in markets and designing and executing smart experiments and the values to which employees adhere.

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Levitt Christensen Competitive Advantage Welch 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

Managers constantly try to fit new market needs to existing processes and routines. The Future of Operations. The latter are troublesome because the knowledge base and skills required to operate in the new realm are so fundamentally different. Sometimes they are a fit, but often they are not. Insight Center. Several U.S.

Technology 8

Technology Depreciation Christensen Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

And that’s not just social media accounts; it’s bank accounts, retailer gift card accounts with cash and credit cards attached, airline loyalty accounts with years of accumulated frequent flyer points, and other accounts with real value. This statistic is alarming, but in fact it significantly understates the scope of the threat.

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ROI Long-term Banking System 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2017

Among those that have met that fate in recent months are initiatives at Target, Alaska Airlines, Coca-Cola, the New York Times, and Chubb. Freedom to explore long-term ideas and emerging technologies is important. Operators in the business units love hitting goals and finding new efficiencies. At Aon Health, part of $11.7

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Project Innovation Press Release Survey 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

As Carlos Tavares, chair of PSA Peugeot Citroën, explained to me, “Unit sales will remain important, but this shouldn’t be our driver… To be ready, we must experiment and learn as markets change.” “In-store experience” has long been a core metric for retailers, and for good reason.

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Metrics Business Model Retail Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Alan Mulally creates a “working–together” spirit at Ford Motor Company that focuses and re-energizes the automaker, reversing a decades-long slide in market share. Southwest Airlines is the classic example. Employees push the envelope in terms of new ways of thinking; and. Oriented toward winning. Take Ford Motor Company.

Airlines 9

Airlines Automotive Competitive Advantage Cost 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

So it goes with airlines, telephone companies, banks, every organization you deal with — you’re continually redesigning strategic factors such as product range, presentation, and customer service. It’s an operational plan. You’re looking for insight into their “journey” with the organization, to put this in marketing terms.

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Management Strategic Planning Competitive Advantage Airlines 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2014

Hearing “we’re just like X brand but we’re…” sets off warning signals about breakthrough ability and long-term viability. Southwest Airlines exists in a class of its own in large part due to its fun personality. Branding Marketing Strategy' An -er position is a dangerous one to adopt. How – personality.

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Brand IPO Marketing Strategy Airlines 9

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Twelve cases are written as narratives with multiple teaching points, but without a focus on a particular business decision; the remaining twenty-three cases were written around specific conundrums related to strategy, operations, finance, marketing, leadership, culture, human resources, organizational design, business model, and growth.

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Learning-by-Doing Price Bottom-up Finance 62

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2016

It might be an earnings boost, where the post-acquisition company continues to operate independently while increasing the value of the parent company. Or it might be to accelerate product development (and build out a richer product portfolio) by buying product capabilities across the market value chain. It might be to buy talent.

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Due Diligence Software Construction Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

For example, Southwest Airlines focused on responsible consumption and on climate action; Johnson & Johnson/Janssen chose good health and partnerships for the goals; and MasterCard chose good jobs and economic growth, reduced inequalities, and partnerships. Some goals may be too broad or too distant. Some were more focused than others.

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Development Company Innovation Goal 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2013

I experienced a similar asymmetry when a credit-card company informed me that the terms and conditions for claiming hotel rewards had changed. Airlines are a good example. But airlines did this in response to new government regulations establishing fines for companies that leave customers sitting for hours in planes on the ground.

Airlines 8

Airlines Hotels Loyalty Call Center 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Long seen primarily as a way of increasing job satisfaction, such programs are now increasingly recognized as professional development opportunities. The goal, says CEO Tom Rippin, is "to develop people who can operate equally well in commercial and social enterprise environments.". About 75% come from the private sector.

Chief Operating Officer 8

Chief Operating Officer How To Airlines Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Among their trophies in 2014 was a complete housecleaning at Darden Restaurants, the largest operator of full-service restaurants in the U.S. ” Good means directors who exercise independent oversight and who are deeply engaged in the company’s long-term strategy.

Airlines 8

Airlines CEO Automotive Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

At another level, it serves a worthwhile purpose — encouraging leaders to see themselves the way their colleagues see them, to evaluate their long-term impact from the perspective of people who feel that impact. How did your brand move the needle in a market category? What legacy did your company leave in its industry?

Company 10

Company Brand Banking Long-term 10

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Before the pandemic, there were also clear gender divides in terms of remote work, with women typically more enthusiastic about remote working than men. operating at around 30-40% of normal levels. They have been joined by companies like Ford, REI and JPMorgan Chase, all of whom have announced long-term plans for remote working.

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Reis Transportation Real Estate Tourism 69

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

In emerging markets, billions of people have moved out of extreme poverty. This approach was credible as long as economic inequality was kept within reasonable bounds. Our research shows that many companies are increasingly geared toward the short term. Such companies tend to generate less growth and value in the long run.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2012

Often these situations are accompanied by unwritten peer-to-peer contracts that basically say, "I won't challenge your plans, as long as you don't challenge mine. Or, maybe a consumer trend spotted in some European markets could provide an early warning to leaders in North America or to the corporate product development group.

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Benchmarking Dunning CEO Airlines 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

As Michael Porter argued a long time ago , the simplest measure of competition is profitability. The current investigation into airlines notwithstanding, the U.S. As Luigi Zingales has observed , politicians are increasingly “pro-business” rather than “pro-market.”

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Sull Competitive Advantage Porter Industry 8