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Leadership Lessons in Southwest Airline’s Fall From Grace

Modern Servant Leader

Underinvestment in Technology. Because Southwest Airlines seems to have the worst, most outdated operating technology in the industry. Failing technology. A company of Southwest’s scale does not get this far behind in technology without repeatedly ignoring the advice of their IT department. Invest in Technology.

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Overcome Kubernetes Data Gravity and Accelerate Digital Transformation

CEO Insider

The need for remote work solutions prioritized a shift to the cloud – and for some organizations, that meant choosing short-term or patchwork solutions jerry-rigged out of existing legacy technologies just to get through the crisis.

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Leadership Lessons in Southwest Airline’s Fall From Grace

Modern Servant Leader

Underinvestment in Technology This was the main root of their problem. Because Southwest Airlines seems to have the worst, most outdated operating technology in the industry. Failing technology. To be thorough means putting long-term results ahead of short-term gains. They enable and empower employees.

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Executive Coaching: A Prescription During Crisis

The Center For Leadership Studies

If you are a leader in the middle of a crisis and you have answers, by all means, provide them! How a Coach Can Help: In times of crisis, leaders may well be able to identify and articulate actions that need to be avoided but be less clear themselves regarding the particulars of what needs to happen next. Align on Your Reality.

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How Innovation Changes During A Recession

The Horizons Tracker

While Winston Churchill was famously supposed to have remarked that we should never waste a crisis, the reality is that during recessions, firms often tighten their belts and reduce the amount they invest in innovation. “We examine innovation following the Great Depression using data on a century’s worth of U.S. Big company activity.

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John Chambers: Connecting the Dots

Leading Blog

It has always been true, but it is worth repeating: “ What will differentiate the winners from the losers won’t be technology or capital but leadership and a willingness to learn. ”. First, know where you are and define it in human terms. Don’t personalize every crisis. Determine first if the crisis was self-inflicted. “If

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How Skills Will Be Crucial As We Adapt To The Post-Covid World

The Horizons Tracker

Cousera’s data shows that across all skill domains, the link between proficiency and stock returns is 43%, with this level of return largely enduring during the Covid crisis. The data highlights the rapid adoption of various digital technologies by small and medium-sized businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic. Uneven spread.

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