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Southwest Airlines Tara Bartolomeo Amanda Packer Melanie Rudy Elizabeth Vanorder
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Change and Responsiveness 9/11 – Did not stop flights – No layoffs Recession – Transferred employees to avoid layoffs – Chief Executive Office, Gary Kelly, named one of CNN’s 5 Most Admired Merger with AirTran – Expanded network of 25%
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Customer Commitment
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Best Value, Best Consumer On time Estimates, and Best Luggage Policy of all domestic airlines, Zagat (2009) Leader in Corporate Social Responsibility, Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship & Reputation and Institute (2009) Most Admired Airline, FORTUNE Magazine (2009) #1 Friendliest Airline, TIME.com (2008)
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Philanthropy Tickets for Time – Charity receives one ticket for every 40 hours SW employees volunteer – Employees volunteered over 80,000 hours in 2010 Southwest Airlines Employee Catastrophic Assistance Charity – In 2010, employees contributed over $1.1 million National Wildlife Refuge Association – $100,000 donation to NWFA after Gulf of Mexico oil spill – Employee volunteers were flown to Florida to help with cleanup
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Environmentalism Green Team – Four goals: identify environmentally responsible efforts already in place search for areas of improvement, make recommendations for environmentally responsible business practices a place a green filter on future business decisions Green Ambassadors
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WELCOME ABOARD Rapping Flight Attendant - YouTube
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CORE VALUES – The Warrior Spirit Work Hard Desire to be the best Be courageous Display Urgency Preserve Innovate
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CORE VALUES – A Servant’s Heat Follow the golden rule Adhere to the principles Treat others with respect Put others first Be egalitarian Demonstrate proactivity Customer Service Embrace the SWA family
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Core Values – A funLUVing attitude Have fun Don’t take yourself to seriously Maintain perspective Celebrate success Enjoy your work Be a talented team player
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Southwest’s Secret Sauce Organizational Practices that build relationships – Outstanding Business Leadership – Hire and train for relationship excellence – Use conflicts to build relationships – Bridge the work family divide – Create positions that span boundaries – Use broad performance metrics – Have highly flexible job descriptions – Partner with the unions – Build supplier relationships
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Shared goals, shared knowledge, mutual respect. Everyone at Southwest airlines is working towards these goals: – Safety – On Time performance – Keeping customers happy
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