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• Week of the good, bad and ugly

  - 2008-07-21

  This week's entry comes under the heading of the good, the bad, the ugly ... and the so-so. First the good ... Dr. William Roberts at Rady Children's Hospital is behind the scenes providing expertise in pediatric oncology to the General Hospital in Tijuana so that the cancer unit could...

  Tags: China, Dr., Government, leader, Leadership, lecture, Southwest Airlines Co.

• Do the Right Thing: How Dedicated Employees Create Loyal Customers and Large Profits

  - 2008-04-01

  Do the Right Thing: How Dedicated Employees Create Loyal Customers and Large Profits By James F. Parker (Wharton School Publishing, 288 pp., $22.991 James F. Parker served as CEO and chairman of Southwest Airlines from June 2001 through July 2004-one of the most tumultuous periods for the airline industry. During...

  Tags: Leadership, Southwest Airlines Co.

• 6th Annual Rocky Mountain Corporate Growth Conference

  - 2008-02-01

  BUILD, BUY, OR SELL Driving Corporate Growth Presented by JPMorganChase March 12-13, 2008 The Inverness Hotel and Conference Center Englewood, CO www.rmcgc.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Keynote Speakers Colleen Abdoulah, President and CEO, WOW! Internet-Cable-Phone -- Wednesday 7:15-9:00am Colleen Abdoulah,...

  Tags: CEO, conference, FINANCE, innovation, Investment, Leadership, network, NETWORKING, Southwest Airlines Co., Strategy, women

• Investigating the impact of organizational excellence and leadership on business performance: an exploratory study of Turkish firms

  - 2008-01-01

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction One of the realities of the current global marketplace is that consumers expect more, have more choices, and are less brand-loyal (Best, 2004). Yesterday's invincible companies with their market domination and leadership, such as GM, Sears, AT&T, and IBM to name few, have had to...

  Tags: Churchill, Company, Hamel, Hypotheses, Innovation, innovation, Leadership, M., performance, positioning, ROI, sales, Southwest Airlines Co., Strategy, vision, Wiley

• LEADERSHIP SOUTHWEST STYLE

  - 2007-12-01

  SOUTHWEST AIRLINES DEVELOPS ITS LEADERS TO SOAR TO NEW HEIGHTS. We are in the customer service business: We just happen to fly airplanes. Colleen Barrett, our president, shares this philosophy with new employees during their orientation. If you take a stroll through the hallways of Southwest Airlines's University...

  Tags: leader, Leadership, Southwest Airlines Co.

• FLIGHT PLAN

  - 2007-12-01

  At C Level: Gary Kelly CEO, Southwest Airlines SOUTHWEST EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO LIVE AND WORK THE SOUTHWEST WAY. Taking off is the easy part of flying. Get a well-designed airplane to the right speed for its weight and the weather conditions, and it will leave the ground with very...

  Tags: leader, Leadership, Southwest Airlines Co.

• Honoring those who celebrate their Hispanic Heritage

  - 2007-09-01

  Southwest Airlines celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month through various community outreach initiatives in education, music, sports, arts, and leadership development. During this month, Southwest applauds the many contributions the Latino community has made here in the U.S. and honors Alma Riojas and Rosa Martin--two unwavering Leaders who are making a difference...

  Tags: CAREER, Leadership, MARKETING, SOFTWARE, Southwest Airlines Co., teacher

• Southwest Airlines extends contracts for chairman, CEO

  - 2007-07-20

  DALLAS AP -- Herb Kelleher, the joke-cracking, charismatic leader of Southwest Airlines Co., will serve one more year as chairman of the airline he helped create and then resign next May, the company said Thursday. Southwest also extended the contract of Chief Executive Gary C. Kelly into 2011,...

  Tags: CEO, Leadership, Southwest Airlines Co.

• Southwest Airlines: Emotional Intelligence Makes A Corporation Succeed

  BNET - 2007-07-20

  Authenticity is one of the Emotional Intelligence EQ competencies. It works for individuals, it works for civic groups, it works for leaders, and it works for corporations. On the blog of Southwest Airlines you can take a peek inside the culture and operations of your favorite airline. About 30 employee...

  Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., DiscoveryArticles.com, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Tools & Techniques, Management

• RYANAIR (2005): SUCCESSFUL LOW COST LEADERSHIP

  - 2007-07-01

  CASE DESCRIPTION The primary subject matter of this case concerns strategic management in the airline industry in Europe. Secondary issues examined include international marketing, operations management and business ethics. The case has a difficulty level of four or five, and the case is designed to be taught in one 90-minute...

  Tags: economist, Europe, Harvard Business School, Leadership, MARKETING, Southwest Airlines Co., Strategy, training