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Airlines 40

Airlines Strategy Risk Management Deming 40

Leading Blog

MAY 12, 2021

Forecasting is a less creative process and does not anticipate significant shifts in the business environment, which can cause considerable challenges for organizational strategy and a firm’s performance. passenger traffic for airlines).

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Scenario Planning Planning Uncertainty Airlines 286

Leading Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2023

An invaluable and practical strategy guide for leadership and talent development, Leadership Revolution is the perfect resource for managers, executives, coaches, and other business leaders looking for proven ways to shape the next generation of leaders in their firms. It turns out that it's not. The next day he was fired.

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Books Leadership Executive Coaching Learning-by-Doing 279

First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 17, 2014

The Good Jobs Strategy: How the Smartest Companies Invest in Employees to Lower Costs & Boost Profits Zeynep Ton New Harvest/Amazon Publishing and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2014) The best strategy to achieve business success?

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TQM Strategy Airlines Retail 75

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

As a result, the researchers believe that the strategy of Volodymyr Zelenskyy to appeal for solidarity in his speeches and campaigns was effectively the right one. If, for instance, an airline company intentionally avoids buying Russian oil, they should make sure to use it in their marketing activities.

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Energy Airlines Cost Document 122

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Mostly on major airlines, but because I’m more interested in flying non-stop than getting travel miles or points, I take whatever airline is most convenient for my schedule. This past Friday I found myself flying Alaska Airlines from Atlanta, Georgia, to Portland, Oregon. I hope airline employees at your airport act that way!

Airlines 59

Airlines Open-book Customer Loyalty Competitive Advantage 59

Rich Gee Group

AUGUST 26, 2014

Whenever a new product, idea, solution, or strategy comes along, we sometimes catch ourselves getting distracted and focusing a lot of our efforts towards our Shiny Object. A strategy a competitor is using. These are Objects which take our eye off our agreed-upon strategy. A new car. A direction recommended by friends.

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Objective How To Airlines Tips 232

Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Resiliency is a life skill, offering those of us who use growth potential strategies (GPS) a way to become wiser, stronger, and better through times of challenge or opportunity. But strategies are not of the ready-fire-aim variety. Waiting… the boredom of watching airline repair crews work on your last flight of a long week.

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Airlines Letter Creativity Software 172

Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Having lived in Europe for five years and being a patron of RyanAir, I can see why my impression of the airline was dead on and here are the lessons that I took from O’Leary’s statement. The rigid adherence to airline’s policies screams to me a lack of strategy by O’Leary and his management team.

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Airlines Policies Reputation Business Model 223

Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Having lived in Europe for five years and being a patron of RyanAir, I can see why my impression of the airline was dead on and here are the lessons that I took from O’Leary’s statement. The rigid adherence to airline’s policies screams to me a lack of strategy by O’Leary and his management team.

Airlines 223

Airlines Policies Reputation Business Model 223

First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 9, 2011

In her recently published book, Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy, Joan Magretta has much of value to say. In Chapter 4: Creating Value: The Core (Part Two), for example, she discusses Enterprise-Rent-a-Car, Zipcar, Southwest Airlines, Aravind Eye Hospital, Walmart, Progressive, and Edward Jones.

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Porter Slywotzky Airlines Strategy 75

Mills Scofield

APRIL 14, 2019

And certainly, proactively notifying airlines and pilots that new training was required should have been a no-brainer. Boeing, FAA, airlines, …) In your business, with your products or services, what are you assuming will ‘fix the problem’? In the case of Boeing, software was going to solve known basic aerodynamic design problems.

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Software Supply Chain Airlines Leadership 173

HR Digest

MAY 3, 2019

The modern economy demands transforming companies endlessly, necessitating profound changes in the workforce and talent strategy. These forces are reshaping the role of HR and putting pressure on the HR Executive to become much more than a game changer and the leader who enables business strategy. Most Powerful HR Leaders In The World.

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Power Ries Human Resources Airlines 75

Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 15, 2015

On the first point, people need look no further than restaurants and airlines. Southwest Airlines is a great example; flight attendants and pilots joke all the time. Contrast this with virtually all other American airlines, whose people sport grim looks and often act irritably with customers. Which airlines perform the best?

Airlines 120

Airlines Human Resources Mayo Politics 120

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2024

If you’re navigating a merger, this episode is for you.

Airlines 16

Airlines Operations Strategy 16

General Leadership

JANUARY 12, 2016

Its 9:45am at Chicago’s O’Hare International Terminal as American Airlines Flight 1693 hums patiently at Gate K18 on the snow-covered ramp as passengers take their seats. You’ll be seeing great sights! You’ll join the high fliers who soar to high heights. Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr.

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Airlines Advice Leadership Planning 150

Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 24, 2019

My father worked for United Airlines in a variety of executive positions, rising up to becoming the assistant to the president. David has helped guide large-scale change initiatives and business strategy driven by ERP, mergers, restructuring, and the need for cultural change. Nothing of me is original.

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Succession Restructuring Airlines Constraint 235

Lead Change Blog

MARCH 13, 2015

Leadership Development change leadership Herb Kelleher Leadership Southwest Airlines Strategy succession planning' A leader is confident and doesn’t worry about who is taking over their position, but rather they are focused on helping the organization sustain its performance.

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Planning Succession Airlines Training 150

In the CEO Afterlife

JULY 2, 2013

Airlines, cable providers, telecommunication firms, and credit card companies promise customer service every day. Branding Leadership Marketing Strategy Advertising Consurmer Packaged Goods Social Media Theodore Levitt Vision' In today’s world of business, this happens to be the distinction that separates winners from losers.

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Marketing Levitt Telecommunications Brand 257

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 14, 2013

Such a plethora of challenges has required all organizations to rethink their strategy. So, what is the strategy for today’s customer in today’s times? The core of the innovative service strategy must include rethinking the authority of the front line—the venue for in-the-moment inventiveness.

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Innovation Strategy Customer Loyalty Loyalty 59

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The researchers managed to discover three core principles for successfully linking executive pay to climate metrics: Align executive pay with corporate strategy and value creation over the long term. Indeed, a number of high-profile firms, such as BHP and Shell have done so in recent years.

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Metrics Execution Supply Chain Incentives 87

Leading Blog

JANUARY 14, 2019

Strategy formulation and implementation remain largely disconnected from one another. Consequently, they adopt copycat approaches rather than creating distinctive strategies.”. American Airlines competes against Skype and WebEx, not just Delta and United.”. We must learn by doing. The Benchmarking Mindset.

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Creativity Benchmarking Learning-by-Doing Construction 272

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 26, 2016

Consider the seamless transition at Southwest Airlines when founder Herb Kelleher stepped down compared with Disney’s two decades of floundering after the death of Walt Disney. The true test of a vision is whether it continues to inspire and guide people after the leader is gone.

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Airlines Examples Company Leadership 120

Mills Scofield

APRIL 14, 2019

And certainly, proactively notifying airlines and pilots that new training was required should have been a no-brainer. Boeing, FAA, airlines, …) In your business, with your products or services, what are you assuming will ‘fix the problem’? In the case of Boeing, software was going to solve known basic aerodynamic design problems.

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Software Supply Chain Airlines Leadership 91

Mills Scofield

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Its 9:45 am at Chicago’s O’Hare International Terminal as American Airlines Flight 1693 hums patiently at Gate K18 on the snow-covered ramp as passengers take their seats. Matthew Fritz Smartbrief Strategy Switch and Shift' Read the rest here. Communication Culture Leadership Lt.

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Planning Airlines Strategy Leadership 107

HR Digest

DECEMBER 26, 2019

This HR leader's strategy has been to observe the business environment and culture at Tesla and see what enhancements needed to be brought in. Julie Weber, Vice President and Chief People Officer, Southwest Airlines. Julie Weber, Vice President and Chief People Officer, Southwest Airlines.

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Mayo Human Resources Airlines Agility 98

HR Digest

MARCH 27, 2020

Many airline companies across the world nowadays look for flight attendants who can speak a foreign language. The airline industry is another field where multilingual people can reap big. For instance, if an airline is transiting flights between India and China, it would look for people who speak Mandarin. Flight Attendant.

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Tourism Airlines Travel Hotels 116

Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 10, 2012

Through education and the learning of new leadership strategies, people can understand what it takes to lead a group. But a strategic leader does all of the above with a core focus on strategy. Businesses without long-term goals, a clear strategy and good communication between departments struggle to thrive.

Leadership 227

Leadership Education Short-term Competitive Advantage 227

Lead Change Blog

JULY 29, 2016

In two previous posts, I shared about the strategies of using self-reflection and community building , and in this one, I will share the last key strategy for developing a meaningful workplace: engage in serving others through your work. Then it customizes a science-based strategy to your personal search for purpose.

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Audience Airlines Bond Bottom-up 150

Lead Change Blog

APRIL 4, 2016

Leaders face “El Niños”: market downturns, a coup in Africa, airline strikes, terrorist attacks. Scenario planning, a strategy first employed by Royal Dutch Shell, brings experts from a wide range of fields together to discuss actions if different scenarios take place. You name it.

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Scenario Planning Airlines Leadership Fashion 150

Curious Cat

MAY 30, 2017

This information can lead to new strategies for small companies and new insights for the big companies that presently dominate their industries. This has happened numerous times for major airlines in the last few years. The idea that what is winning right now is best is flawed.

Airlines 65

Airlines System Short-term Long-term 65

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

How did CEO Doug Parker successfully merge US Airways and American Airlines?

Airlines 10

Airlines How To CEO Succession 10

In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 8, 2012

I’d suggest hearing aids for the executives of BP, AT&T, Bank of America, American Airlines, and Charter Communications (cable TV provider). While the speed of a snail is the most common knock against big company bureaucracy, there are several other similarities between the species. Snails can’t hear. Snails live in a protective shell.

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Company Bureaucracy Airlines Banking 212

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 3, 2012

Ready to take the leap, Richard, the president, asked me to facilitate a strategy meeting with the senior leaders. Consider the seamless transition at Southwest Airlines when Herb Kelleher stepped down as president because the vision had been internalized through out the company. The excitement and energy was palpable.

Airlines 228

Airlines Loyalty Motivation Strategy 228

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 6, 2017

They’re on the ground, in the midst of the action, and are best at coming up with their own strategies for how to accomplish those goals.” Former Alaska Airlines CEO John Kelly was a master at knowing when to take charge through one of his conative capabilities – innovating solutions.

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Delegation Airlines Seminar Bottom-up 217

LDRLB

JUNE 1, 2012

Jennings presents some clear strategies and includes profiles of “reinventors” like Starbucks, Southwest Airlines and Smithfield Foods. Much of material Jennings presents can be found elsewhere, however Jennings does a masterful job blending these strategies with research and case studies to support them.

Company 115

Company Airlines Case Study Proposal 115

Leading Blog

JULY 25, 2019

Japanese airline ANA commissioned a global competition via the XPRIZE Foundation to create the future of travel that has now resulted in targeting the next big market: Space. Alphabet has excelled in this approach, but other legacy companies are also increasing their experimentations. Becoming the Innovation Champions of the Future.

Innovation 225

Innovation Organization Bottom-up Open-book 225